It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish.

JeanPaul Sartre
About This Quote

If we are always running away from our troubles, we will never find peace or happiness. This quote is saying that we can’t escape our problems because they are us, the same person who has the problem. The very person who has problems is the very person who can solve them. To be able to solve our problems, we first need to understand them. We must stop running away from them and accept that they are within us.

Source: Being And Nothingness

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