Simone De Beauvoir on Wisdom Quotes

"The fear of death is the fear of the fact that we will no longer be able to protect the ones we love."

"I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want everything to be explained to me, and I fear the silence."

"To live is to be willing to die; to fear death is to stop living."

"It is the desire to be everything that makes us fear being nothing."

"In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid."

"The point is that the human slave, while he is a slave, is afraid of the very freedom that would liberate him."

"The characteristic of the human being is that he is a being who is not what he is and who is what he is not, and this ambiguity causes fear."

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman; and the process is often paved with the fear of non-conformity."

"A man attaches himself to woman—not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself through her. He fears her autonomy."

"Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. The fear of being useless is the fear of being old."

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion, despite the fear of betrayal."

"Regardless of the staggered start, the finish line is the same for everyone."

"I felt that I was being watched, and I was afraid of the judgment that I could not see."

"Fatalism is a way of escaping the fear of making a choice."

"If the soul is left to stagnate in the fear of the body, it will never reach transcendence."

"What is an adult? A child puffed up with age."

"If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat."

"To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it's hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody."

"The problem with security is that it is often a cage made of fear."