There is a universe behind and before him. And the day is approaching when closing the last book on the last shelf on the far left; he will say to himself, “now what?
JEAN-PAUL SARTREThat’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst.
More Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes
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Existence is prior to essence.
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All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books.
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What is there to fear in such a regular world?
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Life has no meaning a priori, It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.
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You’re lucky. I’m always conscious of myself —in my mind. Painfully conscious.
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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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I am myself and I am here.
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We must act out passion before we can feel it.
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That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst.
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When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die.
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Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.
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Existence is an imperfection.
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He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end.
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In love, one and one are one.
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Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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