Existentialism Quotes

"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun." "Everything alters me, but nothing changes me." "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." "Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven." "This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief." "You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop." "Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things." "If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death." "The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation." "The goal of all life is death." "A life without cause is a life without effect." "It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune." "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" "Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it." "Having nothing, nothing can he lose."