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I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.",4,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[22],{"id":23,"tag":24},4186786,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},12821,"anyone",{"id":28,"quote_text":29,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":30,"source":31,"quote_tag":32,"commentary":9},1187643,"If our fellow men could be aware of our opinions about them, love, friendship, and devotion would be forever erased from the dictionaries; and if we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[33],{"id":34,"tag":35},4186777,{"id":36,"tag_name":37},6989,"aware",{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},1187631,"In most cases we attach ourselves to God in order to take revenge on life, to punish it, to signify we can do without it, that we have found something better, and we also attach ourselves to God in horror of men.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[44],{"id":45,"tag":46},4186766,{"id":47,"tag_name":48},114454,"attach",{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},1187622,"Not to be obliged, like so many others, to choose between the insipid and the atrocious.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[55],{"id":56,"tag":57},4186755,{"id":58,"tag_name":59},851,"choose",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},1187611,"The \"west\" - what curse has fallen upon it that at the term of its trajectory it produces only these businessmen, these shopkeepers, these racketeers with their blank stares and atrophied smiles... is it with such vermin as this that a civilization so delicate and so complex must come to an end?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[66],{"id":67,"tag":68},4186745,{"id":69,"tag_name":70},7863,"blank",{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},1187602,"Once we begin to want, we fall under the jurisdiction of the Devil. It is a great force, and a great fortune, to be able to live without any ambition whatever. I aspire to it, but the very fact of so aspiring still participates in ambition.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[77],{"id":78,"tag":79},4186736,{"id":80,"tag_name":81},2852,"ambition",{"id":83,"quote_text":84,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":85,"source":86,"quote_tag":87,"commentary":9},1187597,"To be human is no solution, any more than ceasing to be so.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[88],{"id":89,"tag":90},4186729,{"id":91,"tag_name":92},262,"human",{"id":94,"quote_text":95,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":96,"source":97,"quote_tag":98,"commentary":9},1187581,"To be modern is to tinker with the incurable.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[99],{"id":100,"tag":101},4186721,{"id":102,"tag_name":103},1644,"modern",{"id":105,"quote_text":106,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":107,"source":108,"quote_tag":109,"commentary":9},1187566,"Tyranny is just what one can develop a taste for, since it so happens that man prefers to wallow in fear rather than to face the anguish of being himself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[110],{"id":111,"tag":112},4186706,{"id":113,"tag_name":114},7837,"anguish",{"id":116,"quote_text":117,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":118,"source":119,"quote_tag":120,"commentary":126},1187551,"You are alive only when you live by the skin of your teeth.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[121],{"id":122,"tag":123},4186691,{"id":124,"tag_name":125},2073,"alive","**The Backstory**\n\nEmile Cioran's quote \"You are alive only when you live by the skin of your teeth\" reflects his existentialist philosophy, which emerged in the early 20th century amidst the turmoil of World War I and its aftermath. Born in 1911, Cioran grew up in a world where traditional values were crumbling, and the human condition was increasingly characterized by anxiety and uncertainty. This sentiment is characteristic of his later works, such as \"The Fall into Time\" (1953), which explores the absurdity and fragility of human existence.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, Cioran's statement seems to advocate for a life lived on the edge, perpetually teetering between existence and non-existence. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a more profound insight: that true aliveness is not about stability or security but about embracing the precariousness of human experience. This paradox suggests that our attempts to secure ourselves against uncertainty can actually lead to numbness and stagnation, while living on the edge – both literally and metaphorically – allows for a heightened sense of awareness and engagement with life.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives might benefit from embracing a \"liminal\" approach to their work, where they acknowledge and even cultivate uncertainty as a catalyst for growth. By embracing the \"skin-of-the-teeth\" principle, individuals can move beyond complacency and into a more dynamic, adaptive relationship with their lives and endeavors.",{"currentPage":128,"totalPages":129,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":130},1,3,10]