Quotes by : Emil M. Cioran

As incompetent in life as in death, I loathe myself and in this loathing I dream of another life, another....

What they ask you for is actions, proofs, works, and all you can produce are transformed tears.

If just once you were depressed for no reason, you have been so all your life without knowing it.Becoming:....

For the normal man, life is an undisputed reality; only the sick man is delighted by life and praises....

I have tried to protect myself against men, to react against their madness to discern its source; I have....

As long as one believes in philosophy, one is healthy; sickness begins when one starts to think.

Nostalgia, more than anything, gives us the shudder of our own imperfection. This is why with Chopin....

As far back as I can remember, I’ve utterly destroyed within myself the pride of being human. And I....

Nothing sweeter than to drag oneself along behind events; and nothing more reasonable. But without a....

That there should be a reality hidden behind appearances is, after all, quite possible; that language....