A man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRA man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible.
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Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.
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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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Ethics is the triumph of freedom over facticity.
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Literature took the place in my life that had once been occupied by religion: it absorbed me entirely, and transfigured my life.
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If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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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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One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
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Literature takes its revenge on reality by making it the slave of fiction.
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I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.
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I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.
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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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