True, has absurd elements, but what is he saying about suicide? — schopenhauer1
I can't recall where I'm getting this; but, this quote brings out the prominence of the Will with respect to the world. In that, the Will is futile and ever-changing with respect to the world, which is absolute and domineering in imposing situations/circumstances that lead one to want to commit suicide. — Wallows
I'd like to focus on the idea of always killing yourself "too late". — schopenhauer1
I think it's most akin to learning that the free will is an illusion, according to Cioran, and, the only response to such a realization is the absurdity of one's fatalistic existence. — Wallows
"It is impossible to be judged by someone who has suffered less than we have. And as each one believes himself to be an unrecognized Job..." — Matias
Toute exégèse est profanation. — Cioran
Yes, "grinding rose" meaning "to be optimistic". — Le Vautre
In the long run it's not amusing at all. It's even a little bit toxic. Lacan said about the saint: "we don't know where he takes us"... It can be true for Cioran sometimes! — Le Vautre
"It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.” — schopenhauer1
“Only optimists commit suicide, optimists who no longer succeed at being optimists. The others, having no reason to live, why would they have any to die?”
― Emil Cioran — schopenhauer1
“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.” — Cioran
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