Jean Paul
Jean Paul
Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth21 March 1763
CountryGermany
appears defines existence himself man means meant precedes saying thrust toward turns wills
What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means that first of all, man exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself. ... Not only is man what he conceives himself to be, but he is also only what he wills himself to be after this thrust toward existence.Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.
action good ordinary
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
funny humor waiting
If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.
kissing eggs evil
A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil.
philosophical meaning-of-life
Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.
ifs
Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
inevitable
Perhaps its inevitable, perhaps one has to choose between being nothing at all and impersonating what one is.
fire people farce
So that is what hell is. I would never have believed it. You remember: the fire and brimstone, the torture. Ah! the farce. There is no need for torture: Hell is other people.
suffering rhythm like-me
You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.
spring cutting use
I'd come to realize that all our troubles spring from our failure to use plain, clear-cut language.
food people breakfast
Hell is other people at breakfast.
vegetables soul carrots
You take souls for vegetables.... The gardener can decide what will become of his carrots but no one can choose the good of others for them.
responsibility might existentialism
Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.
graduation freedom responsibility
Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.