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Absurd Quotes

Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.

"All Things Considered". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1908.

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

"Tractatus Politicus (TP)". Political paper by Baruch Spinoza, 1677.

Absurdity is what I like most in life.

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Idleness, indifference and irresponsibility are healthy responses to absurd work.

"Punished by Rewards: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes". Book by Alfie Kohn, p. 205, 1999.

How sad the world is, so beautiful yet so absurd.

Irène Némirovsky (2006). “Suite Francaise, a Novel”, Knopf Canada

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.

Barbara Pym (2013). “A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and Letters”, p.108, Pan Macmillan

The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning.

Albert Camus (2012). “Lyrical and Critical Essays”, p.201, Vintage

Life may be not only meaningless but absurd.

Thomas Nagel (1987). “What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy”, p.82, Oxford University Press

When absurdities get repeated often enough, they start sounding like truth.

T. Colin Campbell (2014). “The Low-Carb Fraud”, p.9, BenBella Books, Inc.

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt.

"Complete Phil Ochs: Chords of Fame". Book edited by Tom Nolan and Mark Eliot, 1978.

We must do extraordinary things. We have to. It would be absurd not to.

"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". Book by Dave Eggers, 2000.

The wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend — and we cannot comprehend God; we can only believe in Him.

"A New Dictionary of Quotations on Historical Principles from Ancient and Modern Sources" by H. L. Mencken, (p. 955), 1946.