#misanthropy

A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only permits him to do his work undisturbed in his own corner; nor with his fate if the corner granted him allows of his following his vocation without having to think about other people. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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Most people are so mind-bogglingly aggravating that it's impossible to overreact to them, even if that means killing yourself. ↗

— Maija Haavisto

#death #misanthropy #nuisance #people #suicide

«Celui qui n'a pas le goût de l'absolu se contente d'une médiocrité tranquille» ↗

— Paul Cézanne

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I cannot but conclude that the Bulk of your Natives, to be the most pernicious Race of little odious Vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the Surface of the Earth. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#nature

I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#misanthropy #people

You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, but it's not true. Generally, people don't like each other very much. And that goes for friends, too. ↗

— Miranda July

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I could never find two people who are perfectly equal: one will always be more valuable than the other. And many people, as a matter of fact, simply have no value. ↗

— Pentti Linkola

#misanthropy #overpopulation #equality