Emile M. Cioran

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

fear

Emile M. Cioran

Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires.

fear

Emile M. Cioran

Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?

fear

Emile M. Cioran

No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.

freedom

Emile M. Cioran

For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.

freedom

Emile M. Cioran

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.

freedom

Emile M. Cioran

What does the future, that half of time, matter to the man who is infatuated with eternity?

future

Emile M. Cioran

To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future.

future

Emile M. Cioran

Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.

happiness

Emile M. Cioran

Isn't history ultimately the result of our fear of boredom?

history

Emile M. Cioran

Life is possible only by the deficiencies of our imagination and memory.

imagination

Emile M. Cioran

Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.

intelligence

Emile M. Cioran

Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.

jealousy