If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male’s arrogance made it a discussion.
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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The characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Ethics is the triumph of freedom over facticity.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.
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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 compassion.
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Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
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I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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I enjoyed my exhaustion, though; I liked overdoing things.
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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it’s hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody.
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