Facts about Giacomo Leopardi

Occup.Poet
FromItaly
BornJune 29, 1798
DiedJune 14, 1837
Aged38 years

Summary

Giacomo Leopardi was a famous Poet from Italy, who lived between June 29, 1798 and June 14, 1837. He/she became only 38 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Giacomo.

7 Famous quotes by Giacomo Leopardi

Small: There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and other disciplines presume
"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"
Small: Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world since it is experience of life, and not p
"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"
Small: People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not
"People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not"
Small: Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remai
"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"
Small: No one is so completely disenchanted with the world, or knows it so thoroughly, or is so utterly disgus
"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"
Small: 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"
Small: Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desires rewards
"Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards"