French intellectual Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) 

"There is but one truly philosophical problem and that is suicide ..."

In contrast?

French intellectual Paul Claudel (1868 - 1955)

"Tell them their only duty is cheerfulness.

"Because joy is the sign that we love God, and thus we do a great good for others and for ourselves.

"We must be happy, and others should know that we are..."

Snippets from Russell Shaw's article Biblical guidelines to Christian cheerfulness in Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.  

Sunday, January 13, 2013.