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

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

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.

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if...

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

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

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

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...