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Existence Quotes - Page 14

Freedom is existence, and in it existence precedes essence.

Freedom is existence, and in it existence precedes essence.

Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel Estella Barnes (1992). “Being and Nothingness”, p.725, Simon and Schuster

Existence precedes and rules essence.

L'°tre et le n‚ant (Being and Nothingness, 1943) pt. 4, ch. 1

Existence is an imperfection.

Jean-Paul Sartre (2013). “Nausea”, p.93, New Directions Publishing

Coffee justifies the existence of the word 'aroma'.

Glen Duncan (2007). “I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story”, p.92, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Labor is the divine law of our existence.

Giuseppe Mazzini (1891). “Life and Writings of Joseph Mazzini...”

Not even nothingness preceded life. Nothingness owes its very idea to existence.

George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.13002, Delphi Classics

If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (2003). “Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None”, p.3, Algora Publishing

I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

"Return of the Jedi: Ewan McGregor" by Devin Gordon, www.gq.com. January 3, 2012.

Thinking without awareness is the main dilemma of human existence.

Eckhart Tolle (2006). “A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose”, p.33, Penguin

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

"Pastoral Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Healing the Shattered Soul". Book by Dalene Fuller Rogers and Harold G Koenig, 2002.

A book should either allow us to escape existence or teach us how to endure it.

David Shields (2013). “How Literature Saved My Life”, p.197, Vintage