No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. Giacomo Leopardi deserveeverydayhuman Change image and share on social
People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not. Giacomo Leopardi peopleridiculous Change image and share on social
Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Giacomo Leopardi deathdesireevil Change image and share on social
No one is so completely disenchanted with the world, or knows it so thoroughly, or is so utterly disgusted with it, that when it begins to smile upon him he does not become partially reconciled to it. Giacomo Leopardi begincompletelydisenchant Change image and share on social
Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age. Giacomo Leopardi ageallowappetite Change image and share on social
Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind. Giacomo Leopardi experiencefindhatred Change image and share on social
There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and other disciplines presume to remake everything because they know how to make nothing. Giacomo Leopardi artcenturydiscipline Change image and share on social
