Emile M. Cioran

The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#death #desire #die #even #everything

The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#life #live #meaning #moreover #only

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#being deceived #deceived #fear #quest #truth

The mind is the result of the torments the flesh undergoes or inflicts upon itself. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#inflicts #itself #mind #result #torments

The more we try to rest ourselves from our Egos, the deeper we sink into it. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#egos #into #more #our #ourselves

The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#man #more #solitary #task

The Universal view melts things into a blur. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#into #melts #things #universal #view

There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#preferable #proving #than

To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible; to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#almost #anchor #becomes #feel #future

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

— Emile M. Cioran

#despair #exist #habit #i #i do