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A madman’s ravings are absurd in relation to the situation in which he finds himself, but not in relation to his madness.

Jean-Paul Sartre

I can receive nothing more from these tragic solitudes than a little empty purity.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Empty Myself Tragedy
Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Destroy Man Philosophy
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.
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Future Man Philosophy
That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst.
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Existence Oneself Philosophy
As for me, I am mean: that means that I need the suffering of others to exist. A flame. A flame in their hearts. When I am all alone, I am extinguished.
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Alone Existence Heart Myself Suffering
People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?
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Appearance Friendship Learning Live Naked People See
We are our choices.
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Choice Ourselves
Your judgement judges you and defines you.
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Character Judgement Yourself
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 SARTRE

Book Himself Philosophy Universe
Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
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Time Yourself
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are – that is the fact.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Philosophy Responsible
He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end.
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Death End Himself
Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
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Fear Myself Philosophy
A madman’s ravings are absurd in relation to the situation in which he finds himself, but not in relation to his madness.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Himself Mad Man Philosophy
What is important is not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Important Philosophy Reaction
It is only in our decisions that we are important.
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Decision Important Ourselves

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