Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran
NationalityRomanian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 April 1911
CountryRomania
moving-on names giving
What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name - and moving on.
men starting-over everyday
Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows.
accidents
I'm simply an accident. Why take it all so seriously?
other-worlds nihilism patents
There is no other world. Nor even this one. What, then, is there? The inner smile provoked in us by the patent nonexistence of both.
suicide aberration normal
By what aberration has suicide, the only truly normal action, become the attribute of the flawed?
jealousy secret aversion
Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.
dream sleep genius
Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there.
fear inspire dread
Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown.
suicide suicidal too-late
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.
born plans
Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately, it is within no one's reach.
religious healthy mind
Good health is the best weapon against religion. Healthy bodies and healthy minds have never been shaken by religious fears.
suicide ideas dies
I live only because it is in my power to die when I choose to: without the idea of suicide, I'd have killed myself right away.
country groups feels
I feel completely detached from any country, any group. I am a metaphysically displaced person
sweet revenge victim
Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.