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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

Simone de Beauvoir

Freedom is the source from which all significations and all values spring. It is the original condition of all justification of existence.
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Existence Freedom Spring Value
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
Man may reproach women for their dissimulation, but his complacency must be great indeed for him to be so constantly duped.
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Greatness Himself Man Woman
History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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History Let Go Myself
Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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Blame Fly Herself Wings
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
It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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Break Up Hate Love
I tried to love you less. I couldn’t.
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Break Up Love Myself Try
If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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Earth Myself
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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Anger Man Woman
Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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Mystery Philosophy
If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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Defeat Enough Live Victory Yourself
I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
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I Love You Mad Touch Tragedy
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
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
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

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