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But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.

Simone de Beauvoir

To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it’s hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody.
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Be Yourself Experience Oneself
When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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Man Philosophy
Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
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Courage Fight Happiness Knowledge
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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Fantasy Perspective
People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Empty People Thinking
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
What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Age Children Perspective
I feel something troubling inside of me which scares me, an exhausting violence. But I accept the great adventure of being me.
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Acceptance Adventure Feeling Myself Scare Violence
Ethics is the triumph of freedom over facticity.
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Freedom Moral Winner
The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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Hope Philosophy World
The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Oppression Philosophy Strong
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
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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Life Oneself Value
She was ready to deny the existence of space and time rather than admit that love might not be eternal.
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Existence Herself Love Space Time
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
All success cloaks a surrender.
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Success

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