The secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and likeness.

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"Woman is shut up in a kitchen or in a boudoir, and astonishment is expressed that her horizon is limited. Her wings are clipped, and it is found deplorable that she cannot fly. Let but the future be opened to her, and she will no longer be compelled to linger in the present."

- Simone de Beauvoir

Awareness

"One is not born a woman, one becomes one."

- Simone de Beauvoir

Awareness

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion."

- Simone de Beauvoir

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"I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me."

- Simone de Beauvoir

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"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman."

- Simone de Beauvoir

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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