Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.
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Seulement, il faut du temps pour être heureux. Beaucoup de temps. Le bonheur lui aussi est une longue patience.
— Albert Camus
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Albert Camus" (Quotes, A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (published in 1971 over 11 years after the author's death)))
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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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