Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls. Emil Cioran More Quotes by Emil Cioran More Quotes From Emil Cioran To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten. Emil Cioran dying forgotten want fame The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death. Emil Cioran die everything desire death We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void. Emil Cioran give out only despair A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. Emil Cioran distant gate always enemy Word - that invisible dagger. Emil Cioran dagger word invisible Sperm is a bandit in its pure state. Emil Cioran bandit sperm state pure The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster. Emil Cioran well just monster martyr Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone. Emil Cioran say never you dare Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows. Emil Cioran against over he man Our first intuitions are the true ones. Emil Cioran brainy true our first