"…there's no question of heroism in all..." - Quote by Albert Camus
…there's no question of heroism in all this. It's a matter of common decency. That's an idea which may make some people smile, but the only means of fighting a plague is - common decency.
More by Albert Camus
More on Decency
“Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok?”
“Virtue and decency are so nearly related that it is difficult to separate them from each other but in our imagination.”
“Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.”
More on Morality
“Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. I do not seek or conjecture either of them as if they were veiled obscurities or extravagances beyond the horizon of my vision; I see them before me and connect them immediately with the consciousness of my existence.”
“The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.”
“Shame on such a morality that is worthy of pariahs, and that fails to recognize the eternal essence that exists in every living thing, and shines forth with inscrutable significance from all eyes that see the sun!”