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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

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. Cioran
Regret, Men, World
Emile M. Cioran (1976). “The Trouble with Being Born”, Viking Books

A regret understood by no one: the regret to be a pessimist. It’s not easy to be on the wrong foot with life.

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

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.

Each of us must pay for the slightest damage he inflicts upon a universe created for indifference and stagnation, sooner or later, he will regret not having left it intact.

Emile M. Cioran
Regret, Pay, Damage
"History and Utopia". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1960.

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