Famous quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre, a french existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, is the most read and most commented thinker around the world. Founder of the existentialist philosophy, his work owes much to Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Husserl mainly. Sartre wrote drama, romance and political manifestos. The diversity of his work, combined with the aridity of its terminology, make his philosophy a complex thought to understand . Here are some quotes to get the gist of his philosophy: Sartre and existence: - “Existence precedes essence” - “One always dies too soon – or too late. And yet life is there, complete. You’re nothing but your life” - “What is that to exist? To drink without thirst” - “The existence precedes essence. This means that man first exists, occurs, arises in the world, and he then defines himself” Sartre and Freedom: - “Man is condemned to be free” - “Anxiety...
