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Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian poet and philosopher, recognized for his melancholic and existentialist works. Born on June 29, 1798, in Naples, Italy, Leopardi's life was characterized by illness and a profound sense of isolation. His poetry, marked by introspection and philosophical depth, has had a lasting impact on Italian literature.

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Famous Giacomo Leopardi Quotes

“La patria moderna dev'essere abbastanza grande, ma non tanto che la comunione d’interessi non vi si possa trovare, come chi ci volesse dare per patria l’Europa. La propria nazione con i suoi confini segnati dalla natura, è la società che ci conviene. E conchiudo che senza amor nazionale non si dà virtù grande.”

People Nations Society Europe Italy

Book:Zibaldone

Source: Zibaldone

“That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea of perfection ever present in their minds, an ideal infinitely clearer and greater than any common people have, and they also realize how far they are from fulfilling their ideal.”

People Men Mind Ideas Realizing Common Greater Ideals Perfection Great Men Comparison Consistently Modest Fulfilling

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“People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.”

People Trying Seems Destiny Ridiculous Being Yourself Being Authentic

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“The greater part of the people we assign to educate our sons we know for certain are not educated. Yet we do not doubt that they can give what they have not received, a thing which cannot be otherwise acquired.”

People Knows Giving Certain Doubt Greater Teaching Son Educated Educate

Book:Leopardi: Poems and Prose

Source: Leopardi: Poems and Prose

About the Author

Born: June 29, 1798
Died: June 14, 1837
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 76

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Zibaldone di pensieriRelated source material

Leopardi: Poems and ProseRelated source material

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Operette Morali: Essays and Dialogues (Biblioteca Italiana)Related source material

Poems and proseRelated source material

Thoughts: And, The Broom [or The Flower of the Desert]Related source material

Essays, Dialogues, and Thoughts (Operette Morali and Pensieri) of Giacomo LeopardiRelated source material

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Leopardi: Selected PoemsRelated source material

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