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Old age, after all, is merely the punishment for having lived.

Old age, after all, is merely the punishment for having lived.

Emile M. Cioran
Punishment, Age, Old Age
"Drawn and Quartered". Book by Emil Cioran, 1983.

Show me one thing here on earth which has begun well and not ended badly. The proudest palpitations are engulfed in a sewer, where they cease throbbing, as though having reached their natural term: this downfall constitutes the heart's drama and the negative meaning of history.

Emile M. Cioran
Drama, Heart, Age
Emile M. Cioran (1975). “A short history of decay”, Viking Books

If you lack the power to demoralize yourself along with the age, to go as low and as far, do not complain of being misunderstood by it.

Emile M. Cioran
Misunderstood, Age, Complaining

Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.

Emile M. Cioran
Intelligence, Age, Belief
Emile M. Cioran (1975). “A short history of decay”, Viking Books

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