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Emil Cioran1911–1995

Emil Cioran on life and death

Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately, it is within no one’s reach.

The Trouble With Being Born (1973)

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Isn’t history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?
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The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.
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Tears do not burn except in solitude.
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