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Existentialism Quotes

"We do not know what the self is, not even that it is."

"In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it"

"I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is."

"Having nothing, nothing can he lose."

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."

"The contradiction between free will and scientific determinism is just an illusion"

"The most common form of despair is not being aware."

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being"

"Man is a reasonable being and as such he always continues to act as if he were a free agent though he is in fact otherwise"

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide."

"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."

"Humanity, you never had it to begin with."

"The true function of philosophy is to teach us to live without certainty and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation."

"We are the hollow men, we are the stuffed men"

"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers"

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