Quotes from bookA Short History of Decay
“What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name — and moving on.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Life inspires more dread than death — it is life which is the great unknown.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Espousing the melancholy of ancient symbols, I would have freed myself.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Thought is as much a lie as love or faith.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Life is possible only by the deficiencies of our imagination and memory.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“The universal view melts things into a blur.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“History proves nothing because it contains everything.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Philosophy: impersonal anxiety; refuge among anemic ideas.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“When we cannot be delivered from ourselves, we delight in devouring ourselves.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“In a single second we do away with all seconds; God himself could not do as much.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
“Try to be free: you will die of hunger.”
Emil M. Cioran book A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949)
