"Every man ought to say to himself, "Am I really the kind o… - Jean-Paul Sartre

"Every man ought to say to himself, "Am I really the kind of man who has the right to act in such a way that humanity might guide itself by my actions?

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre, was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist, and critic. He had an enduring personal relationship with fellow philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.

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Pen Names: Jacques Guillemin

Alternative Names: Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre • Jean Paul Sartre • J.P. Sartre • J.-P. Sartre • Sartre

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Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

Pretutindeni aceleaşi strigăte de spaimă şi aceeaşi harababură, aceeaşi goană neagră şi greoaie pe străzile unde lumina îţi ia ochii, pfiu! Străzile astea pustii, aerul care tremură şi soarele ăsta... Există ceva mai sinistru ca soarele?

If I didn't try to assume responsibility for my own existence, it would seem utterly absurd to go on existing.

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