misanthrope, n.Definitions

A Misanthrope is a bruised philanthropist.

A Misanthrope is one who has little faith in mankind and even less in womankind.

A Misanthrope is one who believes that all men are equal - equally bad.

A Misanthrope is one who believes that there are only two kinds of good people: the dead and the unborn.

A Misanthrope is one who is all right in his place, but his place hasn't been dug yet.

A Misanthrope is one who should never marry, because he won't enjoy it, and besides, he shouldn't reproduce himself.

A Misanthrope is one who distrusts people who flatter him, and dislikes people who don't.

The Misanthrope is no real misanthrope unless found out in the world rather than in solitude, for it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.