Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran
NationalityRomanian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 April 1911
CountryRomania
country doe language
One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.
accomplish-nothing accomplish strain
To accomplish nothing and die of the strain
spots ifs
If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot.
trying granted hours
I do nothing, granted. But I see the hours pass - which is better than trying to fill them.
desire my-one-and-only concern
The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death.
music soul music-is
Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
morning night endure
What do you do from morning to night?" "I endure myself.
tyrants ideas atheism
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
disease rage provoked
We must learn how to explode! Any disease is healthier than the one provoked by a hoarded rage.
events bitter sometimes
Let us not be needlessly bitter: certain failures are sometimes fruitful.
punishment age old-age
Old age, after all, is merely the punishment for having lived.
reality way failing
What can be said, lacks reality. Only what fails to make its way into words exists and counts.
fear fearless
We are afraid of the enormity of the possible.
ambition addiction drug
Ambition is a drug that makes its addicts potential madmen.