Hope is the futile attempt to deny the contingency and uncer... - Sartre, Jean-Paul

This quote is attributed to Sartre, Jean-Paul.

"Hope is the futile attempt to deny the contingency and uncertainty of human existence."

Sartre, Jean-Paul Hope

Philosopher-Writer French 1905–1980

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