The premonition of madness is complicated by the fear of lucidity in madness, the fear of the moments of return and reunion... One would welcome chaos if one were not afraid of lights in it.
Emile M. CioranRead
We must suffer to the end, to the moment when we stop believing in suffering.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that enduring suffering is necessary until we reach a point of transcendence over it.
Emile M. Cioran reflects on the inevitability of suffering in human existence, proposing that we must endure our struggles and pains until we can finally let go of the belief that they define us. This journey through suffering ultimately leads to a deeper understanding of ourselves and, potentially, a liberation from the very concept of suffering itself.
Themes
SufferingEnduranceTranscendenceBeliefPain
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about resilience, this quote can be used to highlight the necessity of enduring struggles.
More from Emile M. Cioran
All quotes βWe are afraid of the enormity of the possible.
Emile M. CioranRead
There was a time when time did not yet exist. β¦ The rejection of birth is nothing but the nostalgia for this time before time.
Emile M. CioranRead
A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb.
Emile M. CioranRead
Paradise was unendurable, otherwise the first man would have adapted to it; this world is no less so, since here we regret paradise or anticipate another one. What to do? Where to go? Do nothing and go nowhere, easy enough.
Emile M. CioranRead
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.
Emile M. CioranRead
Similar quotes
Roughly speaking, I think it's accurate to say that a corporate elite of managers and owners governs the economy and the political system as well, at least in very large measure.
Noam ChomskyRead
Where do one's fears come from? Where do they shape themselves? Where do they hide before coming out into the open?
Agatha ChristieRead
Capitalism is out of control, thanks in no small part to Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision which said that a corporation is a person, even though it doesn't eat, drink, make love, sing, raise children or take care of aging parents. You can't have a people's democracy as long as corporations are considered people.
Bill MoyersRead
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.
Thomas HardyRead
Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.
Barbara KingsolverRead
...Surely, we must renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed.
Howard ZinnRead