Cioran

Famous quotes containing the word cioran:

“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.”
—E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)

“A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.”
—E.M. Cioran (1911–1995)

“Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh.”
—E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)