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
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.
rocks guy sailing
Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.
agony acting
Acting is happy agony.
mirrors people no-friends
People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?
heart men light
Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.
would-be ifs
I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's.
two people deep-thought
There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck.
mean men essence
What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means first of all, man exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself. If man, as the existentialist conceives him, is indefinable, it is because at first he is nothing. Only afterward will he be something, and he himself will have made what he will be.
honesty integrity character
It is not the same thing if I sign Jean-Paul Sartre or if I sign Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prize winner. A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable form.
way existentialism wonder
Don't you feel the same way? When I cannot see myself, even though I touch myself, I wonder if I really exist.