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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.

Simone de Beauvoir

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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Born Oneself Woman
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
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
He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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Different Himself Lie People Reflection
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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Existence Future Justice Present
One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
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Be Yourself Oneself Philosophy
Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
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Existence Feeling Freedom
Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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Freedom Love Philosophy
The sin of smiling whilst Louise was weeping, the sin of shedding my own tears and not hers. The sin of being another being.
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Hurt Sin Smile Tears
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
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
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
I enjoyed my exhaustion, though; I liked overdoing things.
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Enjoyment Myself
Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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Mystery Philosophy
I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
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I Love You Mad Touch Tragedy
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Anger Man Woman

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