A Quote by Emil Cioran
Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.
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To reach satisfaction in all
desire its possession in nothing,
To come to the knowledge of all
desire the knowledge of nothing.
To come to possess all
desire the possession of nothing.
To arrive at being all
desire to be nothing.
Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty.
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However, if you listen to me I think you can hear years of abuse in my voice - both bad abuse and good abuse.
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