Art of Wisdom

“Sometimes at the end of the day, the greatest thing a person can accomplish is not to commit suicide.”

“My mother... often repeated that one gets used to everything in the end.”

“We all, in the end, take on the appearance of our realities.”

“I've never judged anyone without judging myself.”

“When I could no longer bear to live, I began to live.”

“To strive for the hills alone is enough to fill a man's heart. One must envision Sisyphus as happy.”

“The real meaning of life is whatever you do that keeps you from killing yourself.”

“To be happy, one must not care too much about others.”

“Believe me, there is no great pain, no great regrets, no great memories. Everything is forgotten, even great loves.”

“If you want to know a country, look at how people die in that country.”

“If a man has money, he doesn't have to work. So he buys time. And in the time he has left, he can do things that make him happy. So money buys happiness.”

“Anxiety for freedom and independence can only be felt in a being who still lives in hope.”

“When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure that either his car is new or his wife is new.”

“How unbearable it is to walk among people. As if they were still alive.”

“Saying no to people is like drinking a bitter syrup. It's hard at first, you can't swallow it, but you know it will make you better. Your will becomes stronger and you learn to stand up for yourself.”

“A society based on signs is an artificial society in which people's worldly truths are covered with lies.”

“He who despairs in the face of events is a coward. But he who hopes in the human condition is a madman.”

“The real meaning of life is whatever you do that keeps you from killing yourself.”