We suffer: the external world begins to exist . . . ; we su… - Emil Cioran

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We suffer: the external world begins to exist . . . ; we suffer to excess: it vanishes. Pain instigates the world only to unmask its unreality.

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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In the fact of being born there is such an absence of necessity that when you think about it a little more than usual, you are left...with a foolish grin.

What are you waiting for in order to give up?

To dream of an enterprise of demolition that would spare none of the traces of the original Big Bang.

We suffer: the external world begins to exist . . . ; we suffer to excess: it vanishes. Pain instigates the world only to unmask its unreality. - Emil Cioran

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