Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 - April 15, 1980) as a child, lost the use of one eye, but later became one of the sharpest observers of human nature.

#Sartre believed that people are not born with a fixed “essence”: we become ourselves through choices.

By the end of his life he was almost blind, but he kept working. Around 50,000 people reportedly came to his funeral procession in Paris.

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