I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRWeakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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Society cares about the individual only in so far as he is profitable. The young know this. Their anxiety as they enter in upon social life matches the anguish of the old as they are excluded from it.
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If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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The body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our project.
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Whether you think of it as heavenly or as earthly, if you love life immortality is no consultation for death.
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Because we are separated everything separates us, even our efforts to join each other.
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I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
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You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
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All success cloaks a surrender.
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Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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