Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

464 quotes · Philosopher, Writer

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Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

All Philosophical Lonely Angry Courageous Melancholic 464 quotes · page 23 of 39

Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].”

Nature Roots Profound

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosopher, Writer

Funny

“Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.”

Intelligent Philosophical Trust

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Philosophical

“Existence precedes and rules essence.”

Philosophical Essence

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Philosophical

“Man exists, turns up, appears on the scene and only afterwards, defines himself”

Men Turns

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Creative

“What I see is teeming cohesion, contained dispersal... For him, to sculpt is to take the fat off space.”

Space Sculpture Cohesion

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Confident

“In any case, if you ever leave me with a handsome man, do not tell me that you trust me because, let me warn you: that is not what will prevent me from deceiving you, if I want to. On the contrary.”

Men Want Handsome

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Melancholic

“L'homme est une passion inutile. Man is a useless passion.”

Men Passion

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Calm

“I considered calmly that I was born to write.”

Writing Born

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Lonely

“I’ve dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest. So gather me up, dear, fold me to your heart – and you’ll see how nice I can be.”

Heart Nice Nests

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Happy

“But for me there is neither Monday nor Sunday: there are days which pass in disorder, and then, sudden lightning like this one. Nothing has changed and yet everything is different. I can't describe it, it's like the Nausea and yet it's just the opposite: at last an adventure happens to me and when I question myself I see that it happens that I am myself and that I am here; I am the one who splits in the night, I am as happy as the hero of a novel.”

Hero Adventure Monday

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Rebellious

“What do you want to do with the [Communist] Party? A racing stable? What good is it to sharpen a knife every day if you never useit for slicing? A party is never more than a means. There is only one objective: power.”

Mean Party Power

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Hopeful

“Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a "talent;" my sole concern has been to save myself by work and faith.”

Happiness Faith Talent

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