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Full Idea
Whether it is spoken by a grocer or a philosopher, the word 'being', apparently so rich, so tempting, so charged with significance, in fact means nothing at all; incredible that a man in his right mind can use it on any occasion whatever.
Gist of Idea
The word 'being' is very tempting, but in fact means nothing at all
Source
E.M. Cioran (The Trouble with Being Born [1973], 12)
Book Ref
Cioran,E.M.: 'The Trouble with Being Born', ed/tr. Richard Howard [Penguin 2012], p.166
A Reaction
I entirely agree. It resembles the redundancy view of 'true' (with which I do not agree).