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This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been offered in explanation have seemed adequate.
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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…
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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…
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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of…
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Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was…
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Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and…
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
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