There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another.
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm.
Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.
The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them together.
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.
In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.
The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another.
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