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

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...

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...

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...

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

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...

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.

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...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

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,...

An Argument needs no reason; Nor any friendship.

An Argument needs no reason; Nor any friendship.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.