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“To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring.”

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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. more

“Much more than our other needs and endeavors, it is sexuality that puts us on an even footing with our kind: the more we practice it, the more we become like everyone else: it is in the performance of a reputedly bestial function that we prove our status as citizens: nothing is more public than the sexual act.”

Needs Kind Sex Practice Citizens Prove Performances Function Sexuality Endeavor Humankind

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“Boredom dismantles the mind, renders it superficial, out at the seams, saps it from within and dislocates it.”

Mind Boredom Superficial Sap

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“If you lack the power to demoralize yourself along with the age, to go as low and as far, do not complain of being misunderstood by it.”

Ifs Age Lows Complaining Misunderstood Being Misunderstood

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“There is not much difference between a mortal man and a dying man. The absurdity of making plans is only slightly more obvious in the second case.”

Men Death Differences Cases Plans Dying Obvious Mortals Absurdity

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“Discretion is deadly to genius; ruinous to talent.”

Talent Genius Discretion

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“We are all deep in a hell each moment of which is a miracle.”

Moments Hell Miracle

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences.”

People Ifs Want Mean Strong Opinion Clear Subjects Fine Consequence Statements Discussion Online Stance Polarity

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“The wise man, the sage, is hostile to the new. Disabused, he abdicates: that is his form of protest.”

Men Form Wise Protest Sage Hostile Novelty

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“What necessity impels a writer who has produced fifty books to write still one more? Why this proliferation, this fear of being forgotten, this debased coquetry?”

Writing Stills Book Forgotten Obsession Fifty Proliferation Coquetry

Author:Emile M. Cioran

“Every form of talent involves a certain shameless-ness.”

Form Certain Talent Shameless

Author:Emile M. Cioran

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