My thought is me: that is why I cannot stop thinking. I exist because I think I cannot keep from thinking.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

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

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

Existence precedes and rules essence.

Existence precedes and rules essence.

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...

Acting is happy agony.

Acting is happy agony.

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...

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

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...

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

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

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

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

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

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

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

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the...

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the...