Quotes by 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 absolute truth.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“Man is defined as a human being and woman as a female — whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for acting.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“The oppressor would not be so strong if he had no accomplices among the oppressed.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.”— Simone de Beauvoir
“To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.”— Simone de Beauvoir