Albert Camus Quotes About Belief

• From Pandora's Box, where all the ills of humanity swarmed, the Greeks drew out hope after all the others, as the most dreadful of all. I know no more stirring symbol; for, contrary to the general belief, hope equals resignation. And to live is not to resign oneself.

  Albert Camus

  Greek, Humanity, Pandora's Box

  Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.153, Vintage

• There is but one freedom, To put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. I cannot force you to believe in God. Believing in God amounts to coming to terms with death. When you have accepted death, the problem of God will be solved, and not the reverse.

  Albert Camus

  Believe, Funeral, Belief

• I do not want to believe that death is the gateway to another life. For me, it is a closed door. I do not say it is a step we must all take, but that it is a horrible and dirty adventure.

  Albert Camus

  Life, Death, Believe

  Albert Camus (2012). “Lyrical and Critical Essays”, p.76, Vintage

• The struggle to reach the top is itself enough to fulfill the heart of man. One must believe that Sisyphus is happy.

  Albert Camus

  Believe, Struggle, Heart

• Thinking of the future, establishing aims for oneself, having preferences-all this presupposes a belief in freedom, even if one occasionally ascertains that one doesn't feel it.

  Albert Camus

  Freedom, Thinking, Belief

  Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.57, Vintage

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