Florence King
Author
"If you ever meet someone who cannot understand why solitary confinement is considered punishment, you have met a misanthrope."
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Misanthrope
17 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Charles Bukowski
Poet, Novelist
"I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself."
Bill Hicks
Comedian, Writer
"...love rather than fear...this radical philosophy is coming from me, an avowed misanthrope...surely there is hope for us all."
Aristotle
Philosopher
"The misanthrope, as an essentially solitary man, is not a man at all: he must be a beast or a god."
Lord Byron
Poet, Novelist
"Why do they call me misanthrope? Because They hate me, not I them."
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