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

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at...

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against...

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against...

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...

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...

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

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...

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible...

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible...

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

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

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own...

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own...

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

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

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

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.

Hell is other people.

Hell is other people.

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.

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of...

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of...