As long as there have been men and they have lived, they ha… - Simone de Beauvoir

" "
As long as there have been men and they have lived, they have all felt this tragic ambiguity of their condition, but as long as there have been philosophers and they have thought, most of them have tried to mask it.

Simone de Beauvoir

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

ambiguity existentialism philosophers

English

Collect this quote

About Simone de Beauvoir

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French author and existentialist philosopher. She is now most famous for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex [Le Deuxième Sexe], a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism, and her long personal relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir • Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir • Castor • Le Castor

All quotes from Simone de Beauvoir Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Simone de Beauvoir:

Jean-Paul Sartre Milan Kundera Margaret Atwood Rebecca West Iris Murdoch

Additional quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

[C]'est la vraie générosité ; vous donnez tout et rien ne semble jamais vous coûter.

What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.

Tragedies are all right for a while: you are concerned, you are curious, you feel good. And then it gets repetitive, it doesn't advance, it grows dreadfully boring: it is so very boring, even for me.

As long as there have been men and they have lived, they have all felt this tragic ambiguity of their condition, but as long as there have been philo… - Simone de Beauvoir

About Simone de Beauvoir

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

Go Premium