I do nothing, granted. But I see the hours pass-which is better than trying to fill them.

Emil Cioran

The Trouble With Being Born

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Passage of time Nihilism

Author

Emil Cioran

Source

The Trouble With Being Born

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Romania Europe

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Citation

Cioran, Emil. De I’inconvenient d’etre ne [The Trouble with Being Born]. Arcade Publishing, 1973, ch. 1.

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