Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRA 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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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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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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I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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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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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.
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Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.
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If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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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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I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.
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The body is the instrument of our hold on the world.
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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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Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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