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Fortunate those who, born before science, were privileged to die of their first disease!

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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The only thing the young should be taught is that there is virtually nothing to be hoped for from life. One dreams of a Catalogue of Disappointments which would include all the disillusionments reserved for each and every one of us, to be posted in the schools.

A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate.

True confessions are written with tears only. But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes.

Fortunate those who, born before science, were privileged to die of their first disease! - Emil Cioran

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