“ without the aggressive daring of the male, many women are distinguished by the calm tenacity of their passive resistance; they deal with crises, misery, and misfortune more energetically than their husbands; respectful of duration that no haste can conquer, they do not measure their time; when they apply their calm stubbornness to any undertaking, they are sometimes brilliantly successful. ”
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949). copy citation
Author | Simone de Beauvoir |
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Source | The Second Sex |
Topic | stubbornness calm |
Date | 1949 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany Chevallier |
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