E. M. Cioran Quotes
(1 - 10 of 10)The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; more
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the more
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.
Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.
Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there.
Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there.
A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.
Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.
Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more more
Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to more
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.
Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there. - The more
Anyone can escape into sleep, we are all geniuses when we dream, the butcher's the poet's equal there. - The Tempation to Exist.
