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One recognizes one's course by discovering the paths that stray from it.

Albert Camus

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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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How hard it is, how bitter it is to become a man!
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And real nobility (that of the heart) is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
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The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all - he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly.
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