No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

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...

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

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

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

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we...

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we...

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.

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.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

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...

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...

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...

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is...

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is...

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

We do not judge the people we love.

We do not judge the people we love.

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in...

I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in...

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...

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 hate victims who respect their executioners.

I hate victims who respect their executioners.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.