Giacomo Leopardi Welcome to our collection of popular quotes by

Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, and philologist.
* He was born in Recanati, Italy, in 1798.
* He was a precocious child and began to study Latin, Greek, and Hebrew at a young age.
* He was also a prolific writer and published his first poems at the age of 16.
* He was a deeply pessimistic thinker and his poetry often reflects his despair about the human condition.
* He died in Naples, Italy, in 1837 at the age of 39.
* He is considered one of the greatest Italian poets of all time.
* His work has been translated into many languages and has had a profound influence on Western literature.