“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.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: work
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“All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: power
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“The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: love
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“To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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“I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Category: love
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“Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Category: truth
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