I get along quite well with someone only when he is at his lowest point and has neither the desire nor the strength to restore his habitual illusions.
- Emil Cioran, The trouble with being born
- Emil Cioran, The trouble with being born
“A thinker sees his own actions as attempts to find out something through experimentation and inquiry. Success and failure are above all for him always answers.”
—The Gay Science, §41 (edited excerpt).
—The Gay Science, §41 (edited excerpt).