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Famous Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
“Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.”
“In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.”
“All oppression creates a state of war.”
“If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.”
“I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.”
“The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.”
“Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me”
“What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.”
“Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.”
“The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.”
“She would never change, but one day at the touch of a fingertip she would fall to dust.”