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Emil Cioran

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Biography - Emil Cioran:

Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French.
Born: 1911 - Died: 1995
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Romania

The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.



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I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.





A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly we must pay for the invention of speech.





Our place is somewhere between being and nonbeing — between two fictions.





The essential has never required the least talent.





One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.












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