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Emil Cioran Quotes

Romanian - Philosopher | April 8, 1911 - June 20, 1995

When we cannot be delivered from ourselves, we delight in devouring ourselves.

Delight Cannot Ourselves We Cannot

Tolerance - the function of an extinguished ardor - tolerance cannot seduce the young.

Tolerance Young Cannot Function

Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?

Worth Glory Once Achieved

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

Future Time Man Matter Eternity Who

Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.

Liberty Nothing Abuse Possession

A people represents not so much an aggregate of ideas and theories as of obsessions.

People Ideas Much Obsessions

A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb.

Democracy Paradise Nothing Nation

One hardly saves a world without ruling it.

World Without Ruling Saves Hardly

I foresee the day when we shall read nothing but telegrams and prayers.

Day Nothing Prayers Read Shall

Ambition is a drug that makes its addicts potential madmen.

Ambition Potential Madmen Makes

We are born to Exist, not to know, to be, not to assert ourselves.

Born Know Exist Ourselves Assert

To venture upon an undertaking of any kind, even the most insignificant, is to sacrifice to envy.

Sacrifice Envy Kind Insignificant

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