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

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

Topics: Work Quotes, World Quotes

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

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

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

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

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 a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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...

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...

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

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...

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.

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...

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...