Jean-Paul Sartre

1905-1980, French Philosopher, Writer, Dramatist, Critic

Autonomy / Control
Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Such is the first principle of existentialism.

Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004