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Emile M. Cioran was a Romanian-born French philosopher known for his pessimistic and existentialist views. His works deeply explored the essence of human existence, suffering, and nihilism.

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Famous Emile M. Cioran Quotes

“If truth were not boring, science would have done away with God long ago. But God as well as the saints is a means to escape the dull banality of truth.”

Ifs Wells Mean Long Done Saint Boring Dull Long Ago Banality

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“For a long time—always, in fact—I have known that life here on earth is not what I needed and that I wasn’t able to deal with it; for this reason and for this reason alone, I have acquired a touch of spiritual pride, so that my existence seems to me the degradation and the erosion of a psalm.”

Long Reason Facts Seems Able Earth Spiritual Deals Existence Known Pride Needed Long Time Degradation Psalms Erosion Spiritual Pride

Book:The Trouble with Being Born

Source: The Trouble with Being Born

“So long as man is protected by madness - he functions - and flourishes.”

Men Long Function Madness Protected

Book:A short history of decay

Source: A short history of decay

“Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.”

Needs Mind Firsts Long Freedom Habit Negative Overcoming Rejection Negation

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“What I know at sixty, I knew as well at twenty. Forty years of a long, superfluous, labor of verification.”

Knows Years Wells Long Labor Twenties Forty Sixty Superfluous Verification

Book:The Trouble with Being Born

Source: The Trouble with Being Born

“One is and remains a slave as long as one is not cured of hoping.”

Long Remains Slave

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“As long as one believes in philosophy, one is healthy; sickness begins when one starts to think.”

Thinking Believe Long Philosophy Healthy Sickness

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“It has been a long time since philosophers have read men's souls. It is not their task, we are told. Perhaps. But we must not be surprised if they no longer matter much to us.”

Ifs Men Long Has Beens Soul Matter Long Time Tasks Philosopher

Book:The Trouble with Being Born

Source: The Trouble with Being Born

About the Author

Born: April 8, 1911
Died: June 20, 1995
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 372

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The Trouble with Being BornRelated source material

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