From Paul to Stalin, the popes who have chosen Caesar have prepared the way for Caesars who quickly learn to despise popes.
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Proof is never definitive, after all one has to begin again with each new person.Albert Camus
The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
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I'll tell you a big secret, my friend Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.
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Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
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To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.
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As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
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