Quotes by Camus, Albert

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute t >>

A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciou >>

As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening benea >>

Quotations about Poverty and The Poor

Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is. >>

Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out >>

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It >>

The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls keep their distance, he has still said nothing. Or, rather, he has spoken through the voice of Victor Hugo, Zola, Richepin. At least, they said so. And these shameful impostures fed their authors. Cruel irony, the Poor Man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.

Camus, Albert