Smile No one is so completely disenchanted with the world, or knows it so thoroughly, or is so utterly disgusted with it, that when it begins to smile... Giacomo Leopardi 20
Death Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Giacomo Leopardi 17
Death 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.... Giacomo Leopardi 16
Art There are some centuries which - apart from everything else - in the art and other disciplines presume to remake everything because they know how to... Giacomo Leopardi 30
