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Man's existence precedes his essence
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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I have such a desire to sleep and am so much behind my sleep. A good night, one good night and all this nonsense will be swept away.
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Thus it amounts to the same thing whether one gets drunk alone or is a leader of nations.
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I have seen children dying of hunger. Over against a dying child La Nausee cannot act as a counterweight.
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This is the basis for the joy of love when there is joy we feel that our existence is justified.
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I receive letters from workers, from secretaries. . . . They are the most interesting ones.
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