misanthrope
“You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.” - Caspar David Friedrich
"I become quite melancholy and deeply grieved to see men behave to each other as they do. Everywhere I find nothing but base flattery, injustice, self-interest, deceit, and roguery." The Misanthrope - Act One, Scene One
Molière, 1666
A collection of poetry and short stories.