The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the discipline itself will have a lower opinion of himself, the more excellent he is. Giacomo Leopardi More Quotes by Giacomo Leopardi More Quotes From Giacomo Leopardi No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. Giacomo Leopardi tolerance everyday humans Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything. Giacomo Leopardi baby men children Rest forever, tired heart. Giacomo Leopardi fate tired heart That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea of perfection ever present in their minds, an ideal infinitely clearer and greater than any common people have, and they also realize how far they are from fulfilling their ideal. Giacomo Leopardi men people ideas Boredom is the most sublime of all human emotions because it expresses the fact that the human spirit, in a certain sense, is greater than the entire universe. Boredom is an expression of a profound despair at not finding anything that can satisfy the soul's boundless needs. Giacomo Leopardi boredom expression profound In all climates, under all skies, man's happiness is always somewhere else. Giacomo Leopardi happiness inspirational men Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness. Giacomo Leopardi source-of-happiness source ignorance He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die. Giacomo Leopardi dream love laughing The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion. Giacomo Leopardi illusion empty life-is People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not. Giacomo Leopardi being-yourself destiny people It's interesting to observe that almost all truly worthy men have simple manners, and that simple manners are almost always taken as a sign of little worth Giacomo Leopardi taken simple men 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 evening moon sky 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 leaving suffering evil It's not our disadvantages or shortcomings that are ridiculous, but rather the studious way we try to hide them, and our desire to act as if they did not exist. Giacomo Leopardi desire trying way 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 smile laughter happiness He who doubts, knows - knows as much as can be known. Giacomo Leopardi known doubt knows Freedom is the dream you dream While putting thought in chains again -- Giacomo Leopardi chains dream Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution. Giacomo Leopardi persistence giving-up men I may be wrong, but it seems rare in our age to find a widely praised person whose own mouth is not the source of that praise. Giacomo Leopardi mouths age may A dictionary can embrace only a small part of the vast tapestry of a language. Giacomo Leopardi dictionary embrace language
