Full Idea
Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself. This is the first principle of existentialism.
Gist of Idea
Existentialism says man is whatever he makes of himself
Source
Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.28)
Book Reference
Sartre,Jean-Paul: 'Existentialism and Humanism', ed/tr. Mairet,Philip [Methuen 1980], p.28
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