Each of us is born with a share of purity, predestined to b… - Emil Cioran

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Each of us is born with a share of purity, predestined to be corrupted by our commerce with mankind, by that sin against solitude.

Emil Cioran

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Emil Cioran (8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist whose work is known for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, which frequently engages with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism.

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Alternative Names: Emil Mihai Cioran • Emil-Michel Cioran

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I live only because it is in my power to die when I choose to: without the idea of suicide, I'd have killed myself right away.

History proves nothing because it contains everything.

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

Each of us is born with a share of purity, predestined to be corrupted by our commerce with mankind, by that sin against solitude. - Emil Cioran

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