As I railed on
As I railed on and on, I became increasingly energied and excited by my own misery and misanthropy until I reached a kind of orgasm of negativity.’… The Brits don’t merely enjoy misery, they get off on it. Eric Weiner
Misanthropy
Sensuality reconciles us with
Sensuality reconciles us with the human race. The misanthropy of the old is due in large part to the fading of the magic glow of desire. Eric Hoffer
Knowledge subverts love: in
Knowledge subverts love: in proportion as we penetrate our secrets, we come to loathe our kind, precisely because they resemble us. Emile M. Cioran
The multiplication of our
The multiplication of our kind borders on the obscene; the duty to love them, on the preposterous. Emile M. Cioran
Genius may have its
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. Elbert Hubbard
Out of the ashes
Out of the ashes of misanthropy benevolence rises again; we find many virtues where we had imagined all was vice, many acts of disinterested friendship where we had fancied all was calculation and fraud–and so gradually from the two extremes we pass to the proper medium; and, feeling that no human being is wholly good … Read more
I found him well
I found him well educated, with unusual powers of mind, but infected with misanthropy, and subject to perverse moods of alternate enthusiasm and melancholy. Edgar Allan Poe
In affability there is
In affability there is no hatred of men, but for that very reason there is all too much contempt for men. Friedrich Nietzsche
Misanthropes have some admirable
Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial \”ships that pass in the night.\” As long as you remain a stranger we will be … Read more
A fine line separates
A fine line separates the weary recluse from the fearful hermit. Finer still is the line between hermit and bitter misanthrope. Dean Koontz