Emile M. Cioran Quotes about Lying

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To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself.

To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself.

Emile M. Cioran

Lying, Believe, Oneself

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

If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I live and why I do not stop living. The answer probably lies in the irrational character of life which maintains itself without reason.

Emile M. Cioran

Lying, Character, Answers

"On the Heights of Despair". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.