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Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.

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
There’s something tragic about you. Your feeling for the absolute. You were made to believe in God and spend your life in a convent.
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Believe Feeling God Life Religion Tragedy Yourself
All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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Creation Oppression War
There is only one solution if old age is not to be an absurd parody of our former life, and that is to go on pursuing ends that give our existence a meaning.
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Age Existence Life Mad Oneself
The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Oppression Philosophy Strong
One of the benefits that oppression secures for the oppressor is that the humblest among them feels superior.
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Feeling Humble Oppression Secure
Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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Ability Inspirational Worth
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
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
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
She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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Beyond Herself Life See
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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Care Life Price Profit Young
Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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Death Myself Scare
Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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Oppression Protection
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
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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Body Philosophy World

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