Emile M. Cioran
Philosopher, Essayist
"The multiplication of our kind borders on the obscene; the duty to love them, on the preposterous."
Misanthropy quotes
Misanthropy
8 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Joseph Brodsky
Poet, Essayist
"Racism? But isn't it only a form of misanthropy?"
Sinclair Lewis
Novelist
"He loved the people just as much as he feared and detested persons."
Emile M. Cioran
Philosopher, Essayist
"Knowledge subverts love: in proportion as we penetrate our secrets, we come to loathe our kind, precisely because they resemble us."
Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"Frankly, it's good enough to lock up in a drawer."
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