Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it."

on Life

"Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. It is up to you to give [life] a meaning."

on Philosophy

"A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil."

on Love

"Commitment is an act, not a word"

on Wisdom

"Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees."

on Courage

"Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait."

on Writing

"Death is a continuation of my life without me..."

on Death

"Once freedom lights its beacon in a man's heart the gods are powerless against him."

on Freedom

"Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat."

on Success

"Life has no meaning a priori… It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose."

on Life

"We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seeded refusal of that which others have made of us."

on Life

"When the rich wage war it's the poor who die."

on Truth

"I can always choose, but I ought to know that if I do not choose, I am still choosing."

on Life

"You are -- your life, and nothing else."

on Identity

"Life begins on the other side of despair."

on Resilience