Misanthropy
Misanthropy is a hatred or distrust of the human race, or a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people.
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Quotes
- I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
- Giuseppe Baretti, February 13, 1766. The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page, retrieved 24 October 2018
- I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
- Mr. Lockwood in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (Ch. III).
- My hate is general, I detest all men;
Some because they are wicked and do evil,
Others because they tolerate the wicked,
Refusing them the active vigorous scorn
Which vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.- Molière, in The Misanthrope (1666)
- I am misanthropos, and hate mankind
For thy part, I do wish thou wert a dog
That I might love thee something.- William Shakespeare, in Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III, Timon to Alcibiades
- Timon will to the woods; where he shall find
The unkindest beast more kinder than mankind.
The gods confound — hear me, you good gods all —
The Athenians both within and out that wall!
And grant, as Timon grows, his hate may grow
To the whole race of mankind, high and low!
Amen.- William Shakespeare, in Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene I
Disputed
- I don't have prejudice, I hate everyone equally.
- Attributed to H. L. Mencken, in The Mammoth Book of Jokes (2006) edited by Geoff Tibbals; no earlier citation yet located.
