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The Universal view melts things into a blur.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Blur Things Universal View

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What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: His Insect Left Our Present Tragedies Us Were Would

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Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, chaos is being yourself.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Being Being Yourself Chaos Learned Rejecting You Yourself

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Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Criticism Misconception Must Others Ourselves Read Understand

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The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Being Deceived Fear Quest Truth Version Vulgar

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We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Define Despair Facade Formula Give He Must Only Out Void

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No one recovers from the disease of being born, a deadly wound if there ever was one.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Being Born Deadly Disease Ever Wound

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Since all life is futility, then the decision to exist must be the most irrational of all.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Decision Exist Futility Irrational Life Most Must Since Then

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A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Golden Golden Rule Image Incomplete Leave Oneself Rule

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The obsession with suicide is characteristic of the man who can neither live nor die, and whose attention never swerves from this double impossibility.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Attention Characteristic Die Double Impossibility Live Man Neither Never Nor Obsession Suicide Who Whose

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Biography

Nationality: Romanian

Type: Philosopher

Born: April 8th, 1911

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