Albert Camus Quotes

Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

All a man can betray is his conscience.

The wrong is wrong and the fall of the majority in such wrong does not justify it. It is known that the right way is difficult and not all the people can follow it, but only the few distinguished for their principles.

There is a minimum requirement of morality, of moral compass, of decency, of moral empathy. And if you are incapable of meeting that minimum requirement, you can't even talk to me about policy.

He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.

One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that morality is not just a matter of opinion.

Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do it.'

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.

It is almost impossible to imagine that any one could be so insensible to the high morality of Mr. Mill's character as to suggest to him any course of conduct that was not entirely upright and consistent.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

My future is righteousness.

I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

Shakespeare pursued the highway of the right. He did not seek to put his characters in a position where it was right to do wrong.

Enhanced interrogation is not to be considered lightly, but the use of enhanced interrogation techniques does not require moral people to abandon their beliefs. Rather, it is precisely during these difficult times that one's beliefs about life, justice and mercy become indispensible.

Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins.

I have learned that a clear conscience, or a legal opinion, does not make you ethically bullet proof.

His conduct still right with his argument wrong.