We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
• A Happy Death (written 1938), first published as La mort heureuse (1971), as translated by Richard Howard (1972)
• A Happy Death (written 1938), first published as La mort heureuse (1971), as translated by Richard Howard (1972)
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Nous nous trompons toujours deux fois sur ceux que nous aimons: d'abord à leur avantage, puis à leur désavantage.
— Albert Camus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nous nous trompons toujours deux fois sur ceux que nous aimons: d'abord à leur avantage, puis à leur désavantage." in the context of "We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
• A Happy Death (written 1938), first published as La mort heureuse (1971), as translated by Richard Howard (1972)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Albert Camus" (Quotes)
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About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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