Emile M. Cioran Quotes about Desire

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If each of us were to confess his most secret desire, the one that inspires all his plans, all his actions, he would say: I want to be praised.

If each of us were to confess his most secret desire, the one that inspires all his plans, all his actions, he would say: "I want to be praised."

Emile M. Cioran

Inspire, Secret, Desire

The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death.

Emile M. Cioran

Desire, My One And Only, Concern

Emile M. Cioran (1999). “All Gall is Divided: Gnomes and Apothegms”, p.74, Arcade Publishing

No one should forget: Eros alone can fulfill life; knowledge, never. Only Eros makes sense; knowledge is empty infinity; – for thoughts, there is always time; life has its time; there is no thought that comes too late; any desire can become a regret.

Emile M. Cioran

Regret, Desire, Too Late

"The Book of Delusions". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1936.