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Emile M. Cioran quotes about fear

Romanian Philosopher April 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995

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Death makes no sense except to people who have passionately loved life. How can one die without having something to part from? Detachment is a negation of both life and death. Whoever has overcome his fear of death has also triumphed over life. For life is nothing but another word for this fear. Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear..."
Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires. Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "Good health is the best weapon against religion. Healthy..."
Good health is the best weapon against religion. Healthy bodies and healthy minds have never been shaken by religious fears. Emile M. Cioran
Religion comforts us for the defeat of our will to power. It adds new worlds to ours, and thus brings us hope of new conquests and new victories. We are converted to religion out of fear of suffocating within the narrow confines of this world. Emile M. Cioran
The premonition of madness is complicated by the fear of lucidity in madness, the fear of the moments of return and reunion...one would welcome chaos if one were not afraid of lights in it. Emile M. Cioran
The more power man acquires, the more vulnerable he becomes. What he must fear most is the moment when, creation entirely fleeced, he will celebrate his triumph, that fatal apotheosis, the victory he will not survive. Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?"
Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom? Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest..."
The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. Emile M. Cioran

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