Doe Quote by Florence King

There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!

— Ivor Novello

Misanthropy ariseth from a man trusting another without having sufficient knowledge of his character, and, thinking him to be truthful, sincere, and honourable, finds…

— Plato

Since I no longer expect anything from mankind except madness, meanness, and mendacity; egotism, cowardice, and self-delusion, I have stopped being a misanthrope.

— Irving Layton

“The fool interrupts — The writer of this book is no misanthrope; today one pays too dearly for hatred of man.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed.

— Bill Bryson

I have stopped being a misanthrope.

— Irving Layton

Whenever I tell people I'm a misanthrope they react as though that's a bad thing, the idiots. I live in London, for God's sake.…

— Charlie Brooker

I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed. Disappointed in the things that people do;…

— Bill Bryson

There's a lot to be said for misanthropy.

— Howard Jacobson

A fool is a person who knows the difference between right and wrong, and chooses to do wrong.

— Andy Stanley

To love a fool is a misfortune, but does not make one a fool.

— Mason Cooley

Moreover, nothing is so rare as to see misfortune fairly portrayed; the tendency is either to treat the unfortunate person as though catastrophe were…

— Simone Weil