Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since … — Giacomo Leopardi

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 LeopardiPoet · Italian · 1798 – 1837

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