Giacomo Leopardi Quote

The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the discipline itself will have a lower opinion of himself, the more excellent he is.


Leopardi: Poems and Prose (ed. Praeger Pub Text, 1987)


The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the...

The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the...

The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the...

The artisan or scientist or the follower of whatever discipline who has the habit of comparing himself not with other followers but with the...