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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.

Simone de Beauvoir

When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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Man Philosophy
Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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Act Change Future Life Yourself
It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.
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Knowledge Live Ourselves Reason Strength
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
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
Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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Blessing Greatness Love Myself
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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Fantasy Perspective
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female — whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.
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Human Man Woman
Weakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
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Himself Law Light Man Weakness
People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Empty People Thinking
If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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Blame Character Yourself
If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male’s arrogance made it a discussion.
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Arrogant Mad Man
It is dreadful to think that behind me my own past is no longer anything but shifting darkness.
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Darkness Past Philosophy Thinking
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
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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Confidence Eyes Himself See Yourself
I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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Myself Self Love

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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