Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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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,...

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

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...

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

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...

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...

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.