Simone de Beauvoir
"One is not born a woman - one becomes one."
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"One is not born a woman - one becomes one."
"لا تولد المرأة امرأة، بل تصبح كذلك."
Simone de Beauvoir
"There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future."
"لا مبرر لوجودنا الراهن إلا في تمدده نحو مستقبل مفتوح بلا حدود."
Simone de Beauvoir
"If you live long enough you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat."
"إذا طال بك العمر، أدركت أن كل انتصار يتحول إلى هزيمة."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Let women be provided with living strength of their own."
"لتُمنَح النساء قوة ذاتية تمكّنهن من الحياة."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Living by proxy is always a precarious expedient."
"الحياة بالوكالة محفوفة بالمخاطر دائمًا."
Simone de Beauvoir
"If you haven't been happy very young you can still be happy later on but it's much harder. You need more luck."
"إن لم تحظَ بالسعادة في غضاضة عمرك، فلا يزال بوسعك أن تنعم بها في قادم الأيام، لكن الأمر يغدو أشد عسرًا، وتحتاج إلى نصيب أوفر من الحظ."
Simone de Beauvoir
"One is not born a genius one becomes a genius."
"لا يولد المرء عبقريًا، بل يصنع نفسه عبقريًا."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Live with no time out."
Simone de Beauvoir
"That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing."
Simone de Beauvoir
"The fact that we are human beings is infinitely more important than all the peculiarities that distinguish human beings from one another."
Simone de Beauvoir
"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love friendship indignation and compassion."
Simone de Beauvoir
"You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do-or don't do."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future act now without delay."
Simone de Beauvoir
"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love friendship indignation and compassion."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Those interested in perpetuating present conditions are always in tears about the marvelous past that is about to disappear without having so much as a smile for the young future."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes but is a reward in itself."
Simone de Beauvoir
"The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one."
Simone de Beauvoir
"In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome stubbornness is stupid."
Simone de Beauvoir
"It's not a very big step from contentment to complacency."
Simone de Beauvoir
"There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless."
Simone de Beauvoir
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