History is nothing but a procession of false Absolutes, a series of temples raised to pretexts, a degradation of the mind before the Improbable.
Emile M. CioranMan must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.
Emile M. CioranIf we manage to last in spite of everything, it is because our infirmities are so many and so contradictory that they cancel each other out.
Emile M. CioranThose who believe in their truth -- the only ones whose imprint is retained by the memory of men -- leave the earth behind them strewn with corpses. Religions number in their ledgers more murders than the bloodiest tyrannies account for, and those whom humanity has called divine far surpass the most conscientious murderers in their thirst for slaughter.
Emile M. Cioran