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Show me one thing here on earth which has begun well and not ended badly. The proudest palpitations are engulfed in a sewer, where they cease throbbing, as though having reached their natural term: this downfall constitutes the heart's drama and the negative meaning of history.

E.M. Cioran

E.M. Cioran (b. 1911), Rumanian–bornFrench philosopher. "Itinerary of Hate," ch. 1, A Short History of Decay (1949).

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