Small: Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment
Emile M. Cioran
"Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Tolerance - the function of an extinguished ardor - tolerance cannot seduce the young
Emile M. Cioran
"Tolerance - the function of an extinguished ardor - tolerance cannot seduce the young"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Speech and silence. We feel safer with a madman who talks than with one who cannot open his mouth
Emile M. Cioran
"Speech and silence. We feel safer with a madman who talks than with one who cannot open his mouth"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Nothing proves that we are more than nothing
Emile M. Cioran
"Nothing proves that we are more than nothing"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty
Emile M. Cioran
"Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Isnt history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?
Emile M. Cioran
"Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot
Emile M. Cioran
"If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Word - that invisible dagger
Emile M. Cioran
"Word - that invisible dagger"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The Universal view melts things into a blur
Emile M. Cioran
"The Universal view melts things into a blur"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws
Emile M. Cioran
"In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Im simply an accident. Why take it all so seriously?
Emile M. Cioran
"I'm simply an accident. Why take it all so seriously?"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: I have no nationality - the best possible status for an intellectual
Emile M. Cioran
"I have no nationality - the best possible status for an intellectual"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Great persecutors are recruited among martyrs whose heads havent been cut off
Emile M. Cioran
"Great persecutors are recruited among martyrs whose heads haven't been cut off"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves
Emile M. Cioran
"Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly
Emile M. Cioran
"A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly we must pay for the invention of speech"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea
Emile M. Cioran
"Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: We derive our vitality from our store of madness
Emile M. Cioran
"We derive our vitality from our store of madness"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void
Emile M. Cioran
"We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one in eithe
Emile M. Cioran
"The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Negation is the minds first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to ov
Emile M. Cioran
"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"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness
Emile M. Cioran
"Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late
Emile M. Cioran
"It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious
Emile M. Cioran
"Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an imposter
Emile M. Cioran
"Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an imposter"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: We die in proportion to the words we fling around us
Emile M. Cioran
"We die in proportion to the words we fling around us"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one
Emile M. Cioran
"The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows
Emile M. Cioran
"Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butchers the poets equal there
Emile M. Cioran
"Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself
Emile M. Cioran
"A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave
Emile M. Cioran
"Who Rebels? Who rises in arms? Rarely the slave, but almost always the oppressor turned slave"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: We inhabit a language rather than a country
Emile M. Cioran
"We inhabit a language rather than a country"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Under each formula lies a corpse
Emile M. Cioran
"Under each formula lies a corpse"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be
Emile M. Cioran
"There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The mind is the result of the torments the flesh undergoes or inflicts upon itself
Emile M. Cioran
"The mind is the result of the torments the flesh undergoes or inflicts upon itself"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth
Emile M. Cioran
"The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: One hardly saves a world without ruling it
Emile M. Cioran
"One hardly saves a world without ruling it"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh
Emile M. Cioran
"Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate
Emile M. Cioran
"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: We are afraid of the enormity of the possible
Emile M. Cioran
"We are afraid of the enormity of the possible"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The limit of every pain is an even greater pain
Emile M. Cioran
"The limit of every pain is an even greater pain"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher