By all evidence we are in the world to do nothing. - Emil Cioran

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By all evidence we are in the world to do nothing.

Emil Cioran

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About Emil Cioran

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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Albert Camus Fernando Pessoa Jean-Paul Sartre Friedrich Nietzsche Henry Miller

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The more intense a spiritual leader's appetite for power, the more he is concerned to limit it to others.

In the torments of the intellect, there is a certain bearing which is to be sought in vain among those of the heart. Skepticism is the elegance of anxiety.

What every man who loves his country hopes for in his inmost heart: the suppression of half his compatriots.