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

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

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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...

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who...

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who...

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

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.

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.

Words are loaded pistols.

Words are loaded pistols.

You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.

You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.

Who can exhaust a man? Who knows a man's resources?

Who can exhaust a man? Who knows a man's resources?

I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but...

I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but...

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...

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.

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

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

We do not judge the people we love.

We do not judge the people we love.

I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give...

I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give...

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...

You've got a way with me. Somehow you got me to believe in everything that...

You've got a way with me. Somehow you got me to believe in everything that...

People hurt you, God will heal you. People humiliate you, God will magnify you. People...

People hurt you, God will heal you. People humiliate you, God will magnify you. People...

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Happiness is an inside job

Happiness is an inside job

I do not want to die...until I have faithfully made the most of my talent...

I do not want to die...until I have faithfully made the most of my talent...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is...