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

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do...

I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do...

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one...

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one...

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look...

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look...

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books.

All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books.

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which...

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which...

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...

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...

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it...

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it...

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but...

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but...

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...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can...

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can...