Quote of Simone de Beauvoir - It is desire that creates the...
Biography - Simone de Beauvoir:
French writer, intellectual and philosopher.
Born: 1908 - Died: 1986
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1908 - Died: 1986
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
It is desire that creates the desirable, it is the project that poses the end.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes for: project
Man is nothing else than his plan; he exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself; he is therefore nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing less than his life.
Quotes for: Desire
My third maxim was to try always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and to alter my desires rather than change the order of the world.
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