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What does the future, that half of time, matter to the man who is infatuated with eternity?

— Emil Cioran

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What does the future, that half of time, matter to the man who is infatuated with eternity?" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Emil Cioran

About Emil Cioran

Emil Cioran (8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist whose work is known for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, which frequently engages with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism.