Jean-Paul Sartre

Existentialism

Modern influential 147 sayings

Sayings by Jean-Paul Sartre

Man is a being who invents himself.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

We are condemned to be free.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

The essential thing is to not choose.

1938 — Nausea
Controversial Unverifiable

There is no reality except in action.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

Man is anguish.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

Every man must invent his own way.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

The meaning of life is not something that is given to us, but something that we create for ourselves.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

Freedom is the being of man.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

We are alone with no excuses.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

The most beautiful thing in the world is to be free.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

Man is a useless passion because he seeks to be God.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

We are our choices, and we are responsible for our choices.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

The real world is not a dream, but it can be a nightmare.

1938 — Nausea
Controversial Unverifiable

To be free is to be alone.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

Man is nothing but a series of possibilities.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

The only way to escape the absurdity of existence is to create meaning.

1938 — Nausea
Controversial Unverifiable

We are condemned to invent ourselves constantly.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

The fundamental project of human reality is to be God.

1943 — Being and Nothingness
Controversial Unverifiable

We are always responsible for what we are.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable

Man is defined by his actions and by his refusal to act.

1946 — Existentialism Is a Humanism
Controversial Unverifiable