Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

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...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this...

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this...

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

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,...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus, but don't sit...

Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus, but don't sit...

For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with...

For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with...