Gabriel Marcel
1889 - 1973
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Quotes
Biography
Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973) was a French philosopher and playwright. He is known for his contributions to existentialism and Christian philosophy. Marcel focused on the themes of human existence, authenticity, and the search for meaning in an increasingly secular world. His works, including 'Being and Having' and 'The Mystery of Being,' deeply influenced 20th-century thought.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.
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Hope is for the soul what breathing is for living bodies.
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To be unconditionally pro me is to have transcended the self and to have become in one's relation to another essentially dependent on the other.
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A true mystery cannot be unveiled; it must envelop us and draw us into itself.
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It is right emphatically to affirm that the mind can never know the human object. Indeed, engrossed in the individual object, the human mind is almost blind to it.