"Although it was the middle of winter,..." - Quote by Albert Camus
Although it was the middle of winter, I finally realized that, within me, summer was inextinguishable.
More by Albert Camus
“Nothing is given to mankind and what little men can conquer must be paid for with unjust death. But man's grandeur lies elsewhere, in his decision to rise above his condition.”
“Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.”
“There is only one class of men, the privileged class”
More on Resilience
“Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.”
“True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.”
“Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence. It's a quality that's underrated. Being able to plough through, being able to stay buoyant in the face of challenges.”
More on Hope
“Brothers, he who dies here dies in the radiance of the future, and we are entering a tomb all flooded with the dawn.”
“Some nights stay up till dawn, as the moon sometimes does for the sun. Be a full bucket pulled up the dark way of a well, then lifted out into light.”
“In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth, truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”