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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.

Simone de Beauvoir

Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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Mystery Philosophy
A man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
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Beginning Himself Man Sex
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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Existence Future Justice Present
That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
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Feeling Generosity Myself True
Ethics is the triumph of freedom over facticity.
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Freedom Moral Winner
You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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Body Naked True Yourself
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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Art Husband Marriage
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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Anger Man Woman
Because we are separated everything separates us, even our efforts to join each other.
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Effort Separate Togetherness
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Man Truth View World
Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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Knowledge Oneself Story
He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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Different Himself Lie People Reflection
She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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Beyond Herself Life See
If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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Expression Female Genius History
Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.
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Herself Man Slave Woman Empowerment
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
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Compassion Friendship Life Love Oneself Value

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