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Emil Cioran

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Biography - Emil Cioran:

Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French.
Born: 1911 - Died: 1995
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Romania

One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
On n'habite pas un pays, on habite une langue. Une patrie, c'est cela et rien d'autre.

German
Wir wohnen nicht in einem Land, sondern in einer Sprache.




See also 

See also...



We are of our childhood as we are from a country.

The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.




Quotes

Emil Cioran also said...


The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.





I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.





A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly we must pay for the invention of speech.





Our place is somewhere between being and nonbeing — between two fictions.





The essential has never required the least talent.












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