Emil Cioran Quotes

Thinking should be like musical meditation. Has any philosopher pursued a thought to its limits the way Bach or Beethoven develop and exhaust a musical theme? Even after having read the most profound thinkers, one still feels the need to begin anew. Only music gives definitive answers.

Emil Cioran

• Meditation
• Musical
• Limits
• Philosopher
• Thining

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  Emil Cioran
  • Meditation
  • Musical
  • Limits