Quotes About Choice

To be no one, all things considered, is something of a privilege.

Sclavul care se supune a ales s? se supun?.

Today I believe that, under the specially privileged conditions in which I exist, life contains two main truths which we must face simultaneously, and between which there is no choice - the joy of being, the horror of being no more.

Cada hombre decide el lugar que ocupa en el mundo; pero es necesario que ocupe uno, jamás puede retirarse.

El hombre no es entonces sino un accidente indiferente en la superficie de la tierra; está sobre la tierra como el explorador perdido en el desierto; puede ir a izquierda, a derecha, puede ir donde quiera, pero no llegará jamás a ninguna parte, y la arena cubrirá sus huellas.

He forgets that every goal is at the same time a point of departure and that human freedom is the ultimate, the unique end to which man should destine himself.

Destiny is not what limits her.

Man exists .For him it is not a question of wondering whether his presence in the world is useful, wheter life is worth the trouble of being lived. These questions make no sense. It is a matter of knowing whether he wants to live and under what conditions.

But it is impossible for anyone to say 'I am sacrificing myself' without feeling bitterness.**

Ik kóós het bestaan niet, maar ik besta. Een ongerijmdheid die verantwoordelijk voor zichzelf is, dát ben ik.

Une liberté qui ne s'emploie qu'à nier la liberté doit être niée.

D'improvviso, l'avvenire esisteva; mi avrebbe cambiata in un'altra che avrebbe detto io e non sarebbe più stata me.

Pero nuestros actos no esperan ser llamados; saltan hacia un porvenir que no está prefigurado en ninguna parte.

Es desde el corazón de mi vida, que yo deseo, prefiero, rechazo.

Rodi?ia eÅ¡te vychovávajú svoje dcéry radÅ¡ej pre manželstvo, než by podporovali ich osobný rozvoj. A žena v ?om vidí to?ko výhod, že po ?om sama túži.

O homem é livre; mas ele encontra a lei na sua própria liberdade.

To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence, it is to deprive him of life.

Ser libre es lanzarse en el mundo sin cálculo, sin apuestas, es definir uno mismo toda apuesta, toda medida.

Benim olan tek gerçek, edimlerimdir.

Y, ¿ante los ojos de quién mi conducta es fuga, si para mí es libre elección de un fin?

Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose.

Nearly everywhere – often even when dealing with purely technical problems – instead of thinking, one merely takes sides: for or against. Such a choice replaces the activity of the mind. This is an intellectual leprosy; it originated in the political world and then spread through the land, contaminating all forms of thinking. This leprosy is killing us; it is doubtful whether it can be cured without first starting with the abolition of all political parties.

Nearly everywhere- often when dealing with purely technical problems -instead of thinking, one merely takes sides- for or against. Such a choice replaces the activity of the mind. This is intellectual leprosy: it originated in the political world and then spread through the land, contaminating all forms of thinking. this leprosy is killing us; it is doubtful whether it can be cured without first starting with the abolition of all political parties.

No existe elección de remedios. Solamente existe uno, uno solo. Una sola cosa hace soportable la monotonía, una luz de eternidad: es la belleza.