First all men must be able to become men by the improvement of their conditions of existence, so that a universal morality can be created. If I begin by saying to them: "Thou Jean-Paul Sartre More Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre More Quotes From Jean-Paul Sartre Every human endeavor, however singular it seems, involves the whole human race. Jean-Paul Sartre endeavor humans race In a word, man must create his own essence: it is in throwing himself into the world, suffering there, struggling there, that he gradually defines himself. Jean-Paul Sartre essence struggle men Philosophy which does not help to illuminate the process of the liberation of the oppressed should be rejected. Jean-Paul Sartre doe helping philosophy All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books. Jean-Paul Sartre i-have-learned philosophical book It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous. Jean-Paul Sartre apes selfish men But [your crime] will be there, one hundred times denied, always there, dragging itself behind you. Then you will finally know that you have committed your life with one throw of the die, once and for all, and there is nothing you can do but tug our crime along until your death. Such is the law, just and unjust, of repentance. Then we will see what will become of your young pride. Jean-Paul Sartre punishment pride law I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist. Jean-Paul Sartre nausea doe men To keep hope alive one must, in spite of all mistakes, horrors, and crimes, recognize the obvious superiority of the socialist camp. Jean-Paul Sartre horror alive mistake Let it crumble! Let the rocks revile me and flowers wilt at my coming. Your whole universe is not enough to prove me wrong. You are the king of gods, king of stones and stars, king of the waves of the sea. But you are not the king of man. Jean-Paul Sartre stars flower kings I suppose it is out of laziness that the world is the same day after day. Today it seemed to want to change. And then anything, anything could happen. Jean-Paul Sartre laziness want world When I can't see myself in the mirror, I can't even feel myself, and I begin to wonder if I exist at all. Jean-Paul Sartre mirrors wonder feels I think there is an enormous diference between speaking and writing. One rereads what one writes. But one might read it slowly or quickly. In other words, you do not know how long you will have to spend deliberating over a sentence. ... But if I listen to a tape recorder, the listening time is determined by the speed at which the tape turns and not by my own needs. Jean-Paul Sartre writing long thinking Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Jean-Paul Sartre freedom responsibility graduation There are photographers who push for war because they make stories. They search for a Chinese who has a more Chinese are than the others and they end up finding one. They have him take a typically Chinese pose and surround him with chinoiseries. What have they captured on their film? A Chinese? Definitely not: the idea of the Chinese. Jean-Paul Sartre chinese war ideas One of the chief motives of artistic creation is certainly the need of feeling that we are essential in relationship to the world. Jean-Paul Sartre essentials motivation feelings There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk. Jean-Paul Sartre sunset philosophical taken Nothingness haunts Being. Jean-Paul Sartre nothingness existentialism I confused things with their names: that is belief. Jean-Paul Sartre confused belief names Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind. Jean-Paul Sartre existentialism responsibility might I think that is the big danger in keeping a diary: you exaggerate everything. Jean-Paul Sartre danger diaries thinking
