No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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 always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the...

One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the...

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

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...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

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...

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...

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

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...

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...