Quote by Albert Camus

It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, but art can teach us to reproduce it --just as the world reproduces itself in the course of its eternal gyrations. The primordial sea indefatigably repeats the same words and casts up the same astonished beings on the same sea-shore.

It is impossible to give a clear account of the world, but a

Summary

This quote suggests that the world and its complexities are difficult to fully comprehend. However, through art, we can learn how to recreate and understand it. Just like how the world constantly repeats and produces the same elements, such as the waves in the ocean and the creatures on the shoreline, art provides a means to grasp and express the eternal cycles and wonders of existence. Art becomes a medium through which we can capture and explore the infinite mysteries and patterns of the world.

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By Albert Camus

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