Absolute Quotes
To feel absolutely right is the beginning of the end.
"To feel absolutely right is the beginning of the end."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
Absolute certainty can close off the correction that learning requires. The warning encourages revisability rather than suggesting that every position deserves equal confidence.
Key takeaway:
Hold convictions in a way that allows evidence to correct them.
Origin of the quote
Repeated as a Camus saying in quotation collections without an original work identified.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedNo French passage, book location, or recorded interview was established. Thematically suitable words are not automatically authentic Camus quotations.
