"He who despairs of the human condition..." - Quote by Albert Camus
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
More by Albert Camus
“Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty.”
“A liking for truth at any cost is a passion that spares nothing and that nothing resists. It's a vice, at times a comfort, or a selfishness.”
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
More on Hope
“Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
“The method of satyagraha requires that the satyagrahi should never lose hope, so long as there is the slightest ground left for it.”
“Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
More on Despair
“Out of love for mankind, and out of despair at my embarrassing situation, seeing that I had accomplished nothing and was unable to make anything easier than it had already been made, and moved by a genuine interest in those who make everything easy, I conceived it as my task to create difficulties everywhere.”
“I have a soul of lead So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.”
“Youth is the only thing worth having. When I find that I am growing old, I shall kill myself.”