The Second Sex Quotes

“By the time humankind reaches the stage of writing its mythology and laws, patriarchy is definitively established: it is males who write the codes.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:law

“The worst curse on woman is her exclusion from warrior expeditions; it is not in giving life but in risking his life that man raises himself above the animal; this is why throughout humanity, superiority has been granted not to the sex that gives...”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:killing

“Every individual concerned with justifying his existence experiences his existence as an indefinite need to transcend himself.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:existence

“The same vicious circle can be found in all analogous circumstances: when an individual or a group of individuals is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he or they are inferior.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:oppression

“if the body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and the outline for our projects.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:body

“Mystery is never more than a mirage; it vanishes as soon as one tries to approach it.”

― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

topic:mystery

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