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The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend - 'Just as good as the real.'
A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend - 'Just as good as the real.'
Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
The opposite of creativity is cynicism
The opposite of creativity is cynicism
It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.
It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.
A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be.
A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be.