Absurde

The world doesn't answer. You ask questions — silence. The absurd is this confrontation: a mind seeking meaning and a universe that offers none. Camus made it a philosophy of sunlight.

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Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.

Original quote in French

Suggested translation

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Camus

Le Mythe de Sisyphe

L'absurde naît de cette confrontation entre l'appel humain et le silence déraisonnable du monde.

Original quote in French

Suggested translation

The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human call and the unreasonable silence of the world.

Camus

Le Mythe de Sisyphe

La vie est absurde, mais vaut la peine d'être vécue, à condition de reconnaître qu'elle est absurde.

Original quote in French

Suggested translation

Life is absurd, but worth living, provided one recognizes that it is absurd.

Camus

Inconnu

Betrayal is beautiful. It's the transition from night to day.

GenetThe Outcast
NyxiaOlive