Jean-Paul Sartre — Philosophical Quotes

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Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“The writer is committed when he plunges to the very depths of himself with the intent to disclose, not his individuality, but his person in the complex society that conditions and supports him.”

Support Depth Individuality

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“Un homme n'est rien d'autre qu'une se rie d'entreprises. A man is no other than a series of undertakings.”

Men Series Undertakings

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Philosophical

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

Men Philosophical

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Philosophical

“Existence is an imperfection.”

Existence Imperfection

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Philosophical

“L'homme est condamne a' e" tre libre. Man is condemned to be free.”

Men Libre

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Philosophical

“it was odd, he thought, that a man could hate himself as though he were someone else.”

Men Hate

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Philosophical

“I am not recommending "popular" literature which aims at the lowest.”

Literature Aim

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Philosophical

“If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action.”

Lying Political Politics

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Philosophical

“The lad who dreams of being a boxing champion or an admiral chooses reality. If the writer chooses the imaginary, he confuses the two.”

Two Dream Reality

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Philosophical

“He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end.”

Ends Becoming Contingency

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Philosophical

“I wanted the moments of my life to follow and order themselves like those of a life remembered. You might as well try and catch time by the tail.”

Trying Order Tails

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Philosophical

“Men equally honest, equally devoted to their fatherland, are momentarily separated by different conceptions of their duty.”

Men Different Differences

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