Existence precedes and rules essence.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

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That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

Hell is other people.

Hell is other people.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a...

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a...

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

Words are loaded pistols.

Words are loaded pistols.

I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.

I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.

Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by...

Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by...

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not...

What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not...

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.