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One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.

Simone de Beauvoir

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
It is easier to put people in chains than to remove them if the chains bring prestige, said George Bernard Shaw.
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Easy People
Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death.
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Death Hard Time Live
People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Empty People Thinking
I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way.
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Mistake Myself
But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.
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Feeling Impossible Sacrifice
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
The characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.
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Character Game Human Life Teaching Win
Be loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.
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Admire Love Necessary Self Love
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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Life Oneself Value
Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
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Acceptance Man
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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Fantasy Perspective
Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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Freedom Love Philosophy
The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Oppression Philosophy Strong
Sex pleasure in women is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
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Break Magic Sex Woman
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.
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Comfortable Love Myself Safety Truth

One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.

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