Quotes by Existentialism Existentialism isn't so atheistic that it wears itself out showing that God doesn't exist. Rather, it declares that even if God did exist, that would change nothing. Fyodor Dostoevsky existentialism atheist ifs Existentialism is possible only in a world where God is dead or a luxury, and where Christianity is dead. Gabriel Vahanian existentialism luxury world One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil. Friedrich Nietzsche pupils existentialism teacher You look up when you wish to be exalted. And I look down because I am exalted. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism wish looks Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth... Through words and concepts we shall never reach beyond the wall off relations, to some sort of fabulous primal ground of things. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism fabulous wall Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism opposites life Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow. Friedrich Nietzsche shallow existentialism truth My favorite word is existentialism. I can't say it and I'm not quite sure what it means. Geri Halliwell favorite-words existentialism mean In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him. Friedrich Nietzsche loathing existentialism men He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism humility wish Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism despise Life might just be an absurd, even crude, chain of events and nothing more. Haruki Murakami existentialism events might Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism guilt judging I mistrust all systematizers and avoid them. the will to a system is a lack of integrity. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism mistrust integrity if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism ifs When we see life, we call it beautiful. When we see death, we call it ugly. But it is more beautiful still to see oneself living at great speed, right up to the moment of death. Jean Genet existentialism ugly beautiful Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal. Jean-Paul Sartre existentialism moments life I want to leave, to go somewhere where I should be really in my place, where I would fit in . . . but my place is nowhere; I am unwanted. Jean-Paul Sartre nausea existentialism want Words are loaded pistols. Jean-Paul Sartre pistols existentialism thought-provoking Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself. Jean-Paul Sartre existentialism men firsts «12345»