In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.
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Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority.
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Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside -- from others. We do not accept it willingly.
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It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.
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If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.
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