Quote by: Giacomo Leopardi

Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age.


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Author Bio


  • NameGiacomo Leopardi
  • DescriptionItalian poet, philosopher and writer
  • BornJune 29, 1798
  • DiedJune 14, 1837
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Philosopher; Philologist
  • Works; ; ; Canti; ; ; ; ; L'Infinito; ; ; Small Moral Works; ; ; ; ; ; Zibaldone