Quote of the day
Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
Giacomo Leopardi
Born: June 29, 1798
Died: June 14, 1837 (aged 38)
Bio: Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist and philologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century.
Known for:
- Zibaldone di pensieri
- Canti (1835)
- L'infinito (1819)
- Small Moral Works (1827)
- Passions