He who has never envied the vegetable has missed the human … - Emil Cioran

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He who has never envied the vegetable has missed the human drama.

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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To conceive a thought — just one, but one that would tear the universe to pieces.

In relation to any act of life, the mind acts as a killjoy.

Three in the morning. I realize this second, then this one, then the next: I draw up the balance sheet for each minute. And why all this? Because I was born. It is a special type of sleeplessness that produces the indictment of birth.

He who has never envied the vegetable has missed the human drama. - Emil Cioran

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