E. M. Cioran
E. M. Cioran
Emil Cioran; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. Cioran was born in Resinár, Szeben County, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. His first French book, A Short History of Decay, was awarded the prestigious Rivarol Prize in 1950. It was the only book for which he accepted an award given to him, claiming that it would have been insolent of him to refuse...
E. M. Cioran quotes about
grief themselves
No one can keep his grieves in their prime; they use themselves up.
assimilate either exhaust extent fear heart ourselves perpetuate problems temptation within
Fear can supplant our real problems only to the extent --unwilling either to assimilate or to exhaust it --we perpetuate it within ourselves like a temptation and enthrone it at the very heart of our solitude.