Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul-Charles-Aymard Sartrewas a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 June 1905
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
reflection ideas pairs
Ideas come in pairs and they contradict one another; their opposition is the principal engine of reflection.
two people leader
There are two ways of destroying a people. Either condemn them en bloc or force them to repudiate the leaders they adopted. The second is the worse.
powerful commitment silence
Because the Nazi venom worked its way even into our thoughts, every accurate thought was a conquest; because an all-powerful police sought to force us into silence every word became as precious as a declaration of principle; because we were persecuted, each of our gestures carried the weight of a commitment.
thinking rooms chaos
When she is alone in the rooms I hear her humming to keep herself from thinking.
victory deep-thought details
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
crush wall men
It is the same: a chosen one is a man whom God's finger crushes against the wall.
sake authenticity ifs
If you seek authenticity for authenticity's sake you are no longer authentic.
nature roots profound
Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].
life exercise generosity
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.
humble modesty virtue
I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.
philosophical doe cry
That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
powerful philosophical thinking
Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
men no-exit
Man is what he wills himself to be.
witty time humorous
Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.