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Giacomo Leopardi Quotes

Giacomo Leopardi quotes

Italian Poet June 29, 1798 – June 14, 1837

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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
Giacomo Leopardi quote: "No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and..."
No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. Giacomo Leopardi
He who travels much has this advantage over others? that the things he remembers soon become remote, so that in a short time they acquire the vague and poetical quality which is only given to other things by time. He who has not traveled at all has this disadvantage? that all his memories are of things present somewhere, since the places with which all his memories are concerned are present. Giacomo Leopardi
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
This solitary hill has always been dear to me. And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of. The endless horizon. But when I sit and gaze, I imagine, in my thoughts. Endless spaces beyond the hedge, An all encompassing silence and a deeply profound quiet, To the point that my heart is almost overwhelmed. And when I hear the wind rustling through the trees. I compare its voice to the infinite silence. And eternity occurs to me, and all the ages past, And the present time, and its... Giacomo Leopardi
Death is not an evil, because it frees us from all evils, and while it takes away good things, it takes away also the desire for them. Old age is the supreme evil, because it deprives us of all pleasures, leaving us only the appetite for them, and it brings with it all sufferings. Nevertheless, we fear death, and we desire old age. Giacomo Leopardi
It was always dear to me, this solitary hill, and this hedgerow here, that closes out my view, from so much of the ultimate horizon. But sitting here, and watching here, in thought, I create interminable spaces, greater than human silences, and deepestquiet, where the heart barely fails to terrify. When I hear the wind, blowing among these leaves, I go on to compare that infinite silencewith this voice, and I remember the eternaland the dead seasons, and the living present, and its sound, so... Giacomo Leopardi
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
Giacomo Leopardi quote: "Freedom is the dream you dream. While putting thought in..."
Freedom is the dream you dream. While putting thought in chains again -- Giacomo Leopardi
Giacomo Leopardi quote: "Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes..."
Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Giacomo Leopardi
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
What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set. Giacomo Leopardi
Giacomo Leopardi quote: "People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that..."
People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not. Giacomo Leopardi
Giacomo Leopardi quote: "Everything since Homer has improved, except poetry."
Everything since Homer has improved, except poetry. Giacomo Leopardi

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