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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.
"Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
Accepting a conclusion can change what a person can honestly ignore afterward. Camus describes the binding force of an acknowledged insight.
Key takeaway:
Consider what follows from a conclusion you genuinely accept.
Origin of the quote
The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), discussion of philosophical consequences.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe translated passage is traceable within Camus’s argument about the absurd. It does not imply that every belief a person holds is true.
