“ To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in one’s self. One needs only to see the importance that young men give to their muscles to understand that every subject grasps his body as his objective expression. ”
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949). copy citation
| Author | Simone de Beauvoir |
|---|---|
| Source | The Second Sex |
| Topic | importance understanding |
| Date | 1949 |
| Language | English |
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| Note | Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany Chevallier |
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