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“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. If man, as the existentialist conceives him, is indefinable, it is because at first he is nothing. Only afterward will he be something, and he himself will have made what he will be. Thus, there is no human nature, since there is no God to conceive it.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
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“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. If man, as the existentialist conceives him, is indefinable, it is because at first he is nothing. Only afterward will he be something, and he himself will have made what he will be. Thus, there is no human nature, since there is no God to conceive it.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
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"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see." - Arthur Schopenhauer
This is a quote I come back to time and time again.
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"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see." - Arthur Schopenhauer
This is a quote I come back to time and time again.