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Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
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.
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.'
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.
A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and read more
A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad read more
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
