Author: Simone de Beauvoir

Quotes

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

- Simone de Beauvoir

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

- Simone de Beauvoir

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

- Simone de Beauvoir

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.

- Simone de Beauvoir

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

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

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

- Simone de Beauvoir

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

- Simone de Beauvoir

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen.

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen.

- Simone de Beauvoir

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

- Simone de Beauvoir

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