The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions.

Le sens de la vie est la plus pressante des questions.

Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

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Meaning of life The big questions

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Myth of Sisyphus

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. Le Mythe de Sisyphe [The Myth of Sisyphus]. Éditions Gallimard, 1942.

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Another quote by Albert Camus

It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but its aims, even though its achievements are at times ignoble.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Rebellion Resisting authority

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1940s

The last time I see Paris will be on the day I die. The city was inexhaustible, and so is its memory.

Elliot Paul

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Paris

Author

Elliot Paul
Source
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Genre
Travel writing
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Paul, Elliot. The Last Time I Saw Paris. ‎Random House, 1942, pt. 2, ch. 23.

Another quote from 1942

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

Bing Crosby

White Christmas

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Christmas
Speaker
Bing Crosby

Author

Irving Berlin
Source
White Christmas
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

"White Christmas." Holiday Inn. Directed by Mark Sandrich, performed by Bing Crosby, Paramount Pictures, 1942.

Another quote originally in French

Speak the truth and shame the Devil.

Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Telling the truth

Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satirical fiction Satire
Language
French
Time
1553 1550s 16th century
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Original Citation

Rabelais, Francois [published as Alcofribas Nasier]. Le cinquiesme et dernier livre des faicts et dicts héroïques du bon Pantagruel [The Fifth and Last Book of the Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Good Pantagruel]. c. 1564.

Current Citation

Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua & Pantagruel. Dover Publications, 2016, bk. 5, prologue.