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Emile M. Cioran quotes about hope

Romanian Philosopher April 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995

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I don’t understand why we must do things in this world, why we must have friends and aspirations, hopes and dreams. Wouldn’t it be better to retreat to a faraway corner of the world, where all its noise and complications would be heard no more? Then we could renounce culture and ambitions; we would lose everything and gain nothing; for what is there to be gained from this world? 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
Emile M. Cioran quote: "To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to..."
To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself. Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "Shame on the man who goes to his grave escorted by the..."
Shame on the man who goes to his grave escorted by the miserable hopes that have kept him alive. Emile M. Cioran
Emile M. Cioran quote: "We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have..."
We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves. Emile M. Cioran
That there should be a reality hidden behind appearances is, after all, quite possible; that language might render such a thing would be an absurd hope. Emile M. Cioran

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