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May 05, 2022
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“Everything exists; nothing exists. Either formula affords a like serenity. The man of anxiety, to his misfortune, remains between them, trembling and perplexed, forever at the mercy of a nuance, incapable of gaining a foothold in the security of being or in the absence of being.” — E. M. Cioran

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“When we have worn out the interest we once took in death, when we realize we have nothing more to gain from it, we fall back on brith, we turn to a much more inexhaustible abyss.” — E. M. Cioran

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“This is how we recognize the man who has tendencies toward an inner quest: he set failure above any success, he will even seek it out, unconsciously of course. This is because failure, always essential, reveals us to ourselves, permits us to see ourselves as God sees us, whereas success distances us from what is most inward in ourselves and indeed in everything.” — E. M. Cioran

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“It is our discomforts which provoke, which create consciousness; their task accomplished, they weaken and disap…

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