Gabriel Marcel Quotes
Gabriel Marcel was a French Catholic existentialist philosopher, dramatist, and music critic. Often called the first French existentialist, he distinguished his thought sharply from Sartre's atheist existentialism, preferring the term Christian neo-Socratism. The quotes below are attributed to Gabriel Marcel, organized by topic.
Gabriel Marcel on Happiness
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“Hope is for the soul what breath is for the body.”
Gabriel Marcel on Love
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“Fidelity is the active recognition of something permanent.”
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“I hope in thee for us.”
Gabriel Marcel on Mind
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“The intellect's deepest task is to safeguard the mystery.”
Gabriel Marcel on Truth
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“Being and having are the two fundamental categories of existence.”
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Attributed to Gabriel Marcel:
“A philosopher must accept the mystery of being.”