People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi

Topics: Failure Quotes, People Quotes, Trying Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

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...

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...

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

For solitude is sometimes best society, And short retirement urges sweet return

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in...

Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in...

I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We...

Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...