Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran
NationalityRomanian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth8 April 1911
CountryRomania
philosophy ideas anxiety
Philosophy: Impersonal anxiety; refuge among anemic ideas.
philosophy enemy enough
It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we" with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke "others" and regard himself as their interpreter - for me to consider him my enemy.
philosophy saws belief
I saw that philosophy had no power to make my life more bearable. Thus I lost my belief in philosophy.
philosophy believe thinking
As long as one believes in philosophy, one is healthy; sickness begins when one starts to think.
philosophy unique feet
All philosophers should end their days at Pythia’s feet. There is only one philosophy, that of unique moments.
philosophy believe sadness
Philosophy is a corrective against sadness. Yet there still are people who believe in the profundity of philosophy!
soul sadism skepticism
Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.
people normal forget
Normal people have nothing to forget.
speaks
Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an imposter.
fear history result ultimately
Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?
freedom merely
For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.
Sperm is a bandit in its pure state.
reality silence despair
After having struggled madly to solve all problems, after having suffered on the heights of despair, in the supreme hour of revelation, you will find that the only answer, the only reality, is silence.
powerful blow brain
Only those moments count, when the desire to remain by yourself is so powerful that you'd prefer to blow your brains out than exchange a word with someone.