French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist
Each generation doubtless feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its task is perhaps even greater. It consists in preventing the world from destroying itself.
We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.
After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
There is no love of life without despair of life.
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.