Albert Camus: There lay certitude; there, in the daily round. All the rest hung on mere threads and trivial contingencies; you couldn'

There lay certitude; there, in the daily round. All the rest hung on mere thread — Albert Camus

There lay certitude; there, in the daily round. All the rest hung on mere threads and trivial contingencies; you couldn't waste your time on it. The thing was to do your job as it should be done.

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