Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
Simone de Beauvoir
Self-Knowledge, Happiness Quest, Inner Courage, Personal Insight, Reflection, Fulfillment
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“It’s true that what you find in New York is something other than America. Only small towns and small countries are self-satisfied; a real capital goes beyond its borders.” Simone de Beauvoir
New York, Urban Reflection, Small Towns, Cultural Distinction, Capital, Urban
Simone de Beauvoir New York, Urban Reflection, Small Towns, Cultural Distinction, Capital, Urban“The heartbreaking side of growing old is not in the things around one but in oneself.” Simone de Beauvoir
Aging Reflection, Inner Change, Emotional Struggle, Self-Realization, Aging, Struggle
Simone de Beauvoir Aging Reflection, Inner Change, Emotional Struggle, Self-Realization, Aging, Struggle“Time vanishes behind those who leave this world, and the older I get the more my past years draw together.” Simone de Beauvoir
Time Passing, Aging Reflections, Life’s Transience, Past Memories, Existential Thoughts, Emotional Nostalgia
Simone de Beauvoir Time Passing, Aging Reflections, Life’s Transience, Past Memories, Existential Thoughts, Emotional Nostalgia“In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.” Simone de Beauvoir
Overcoming Obstacles, Stubborn Nature, Stupidity, Obstacles, Stubbornness, Nature
Simone de Beauvoir Overcoming Obstacles, Stubborn Nature, Stupidity, Obstacles, Stubbornness, Nature“The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength – each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.” Simone de Beauvoir
Marriage Weakness, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Dependency, Strength Vs Weakness, Marriage, Dependency
Simone de Beauvoir Marriage Weakness, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Dependency, Strength Vs Weakness, Marriage, Dependency“To will oneself moral and to will oneself free are one and the same decision.” Simone de Beauvoir
Moral Freedom, Ethical Living, Free Will, Personal Choice, Inner Power, Liberation
Simone de Beauvoir Moral Freedom, Ethical Living, Free Will, Personal Choice, Inner Power, Liberation“The world brings itself into being before my eyes in an everlasting present: I grow used to its different aspects so quickly that it does not seem to me to change.” Simone de Beauvoir
World Perception, Present Moment, Life Continuity, Observation, Awareness, Constancy
Simone de Beauvoir World Perception, Present Moment, Life Continuity, Observation, Awareness, Constancy“They use the pretext of avoiding war, to make you swallow any kind of peace, said Paul. They use the pretext of a revolution to involve us in any kind of war, said Jardinet.” Simone de Beauvoir
War Hypocrisy, False Peace, Revolutionary Consequences, Political Manipulation, Ideological Conflicts, Moral Questions
Simone de Beauvoir War Hypocrisy, False Peace, Revolutionary Consequences, Political Manipulation, Ideological Conflicts, Moral Questions“It is easier to put people in chains than to remove them if the chains bring prestige, said George Bernard Shaw.” Simone de Beauvoir
Prestige Chains, Power Oppression, Chains, Prestige, Power, Oppression
Simone de Beauvoir Prestige Chains, Power Oppression, Chains, Prestige, Power, Oppression“Men’s economic privilege, their social value, the prestige of marriage, the usefulness of masculine support – all these encourage women to ardently want to please men. They are on the whole still in a state of serfdom. It follows that woman knows and chooses herself not as she exists for herself but as man defines her. She thus has to be described first as men dream of her since her being-for-men is one of the essential factors of her concrete condition.” Simone de Beauvoir
Economic Privilege, Social Value, Gender Definition, Masculine Influence, Privilege, Serfdom
Simone de Beauvoir Economic Privilege, Social Value, Gender Definition, Masculine Influence, Privilege, Serfdom“In truth, to go for a walk with one’s eyes open is enough to demonstrate that humanity is divided into two classes of individuals whose clothes, faces, bodies, smiles, gaits, interests, and occupations are manifestly different. Perhaps these differences are superficial, perhaps they are destined to disappear. What is certain is that right now they do most obviously exist.” Simone de Beauvoir
Humanity Division, Manifest Differences, Individuals, Humanity, Division, Differences
Simone de Beauvoir Humanity Division, Manifest Differences, Individuals, Humanity, Division, Differences“The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one.” Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement Role, Identity Loss, Life Transition, Aging Reflection, Retirement, Role
Simone de Beauvoir Retirement Role, Identity Loss, Life Transition, Aging Reflection, Retirement, Role“The ballot box is a most inadequate mechanism of change.” Simone de Beauvoir
Political Change, System Limitations, Democracy, Civic Action, Revolution, Governance
Simone de Beauvoir Political Change, System Limitations, Democracy, Civic Action, Revolution, Governance“Whatever the country, capitalist or socialist, man was everywhere crushed by technology, made a stranger to his own work, imprisoned, forced into stupidity.” Simone de Beauvoir
Technological Burden, Work Alienation, Societal Crush, Economic Reflection, Technology, Burden
Simone de Beauvoir Technological Burden, Work Alienation, Societal Crush, Economic Reflection, Technology, Burden“Morality resides in the painfulness of an indefinite questioning.” Simone de Beauvoir
Moral Dilemma, Indefinite Questioning, Ethical Pain, Reflection, Ambiguity, Morality
Simone de Beauvoir Moral Dilemma, Indefinite Questioning, Ethical Pain, Reflection, Ambiguity, Morality“Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.” Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement Views, Purpose Post-Career, Ageing Perspectives, Work-Life, Transition, Society
Simone de Beauvoir Retirement Views, Purpose Post-Career, Ageing Perspectives, Work-Life, Transition, Society“The secret of happiness and the very height of artistic achievement is to be like everybody else, yet to be like no one on earth.” Simone de Beauvoir
Artistic Secret, Happiness Paradox, Individual Uniqueness, Life Harmony, Happiness, Secret
Simone de Beauvoir Artistic Secret, Happiness Paradox, Individual Uniqueness, Life Harmony, Happiness, Secret“Marriage is a career which brings about more benefits than many others.” Simone de Beauvoir
Marriage Benefits, Lifelong Career, Relationship Commitment, Shared Life, Companionship, Partnership
Simone de Beauvoir Marriage Benefits, Lifelong Career, Relationship Commitment, Shared Life, Companionship, Partnership“To will freedom and to will to disclose being are one and the same choice; hence, freedom takes a positive and constructive step which causes being to pass to existence in a movement which is constantly surpassed.” Simone de Beauvoir
Freedom Choice, Constructive Being, Existence Movement, Positive Will, Freedom, Existence
Simone de Beauvoir Freedom Choice, Constructive Being, Existence Movement, Positive Will, Freedom, Existence