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“The only thing the young should be taught is that there is virtually nothing to be hoped for from life. One dreams of a Catalogue of Disappointments which would include all the disillusionments reserved for each and every one of us to be posted in the schools.”

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The Trouble with Being Born

This book delves into the complexities of human existence, examining the challenges and paradoxes of being born into the world. more

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Emil M. Cioran

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