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.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

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...

The existentialist says at once that man is anguish.

The existentialist says at once that man is anguish.

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...

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...

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal.

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

We do not judge the people we love.

We do not judge the people we love.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and...

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and...