Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I alternate between feeling sympathetic toward humanity and being a misanthrope. When I'm sympathetic, it usually means I haven't been around people in awhile.”

— Anonymous

“People tell me I'm a misanthrope just because I hate all mankind.”

— Carl-John X Veraja Good Material

“I love humans, but I am dissatisfied with humanity.”

— VD

“With very few exceptions I have never remained in mutual favor very long with people I have known well. They very quickly find things…

— Thomas Cullinan

“As in the case of many misanthropes, his disdain for people led him into a profession designed to serve them.”

— Toni Morrison

“One thing I'll have to face about myself, I suppose, is that while I've always loved mankind in general, I have been less than…

— David Williamson

“There are those so filled with hatred towards themselves,humanity and life generally.Fight that ball of bitterness & hurt. You are special.”

— Krystal Volney

“But there is something about human beings that too often makes our love for the world look very much like hatred for it.”

— Marilynne Robinson

“Human contact diminishes me, even if it is with the humans I adore.”

— Lizbeth Meredith

“I'm not a misogynist. I'm a misanthrope. I hate everyone equally.”

— David Sedaris

“As far as my connection to other people went, I was usually affectionate. I was usually fond of the people I met: the privileged.…

— Wallace Shawn

“I have made all sorts of acquaintances, but have as yet found no society. I know not what attraction I possess for the people,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe