Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and…

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi

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Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his...

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his...

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Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience...

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Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing...

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No one is so completely disenchanted with the world, or knows it so thoroughly, or...

There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and...

There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and...

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience...

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience...