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Cynicism |
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 | Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 6 likes |
 | My specialty is detached malevolence. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt 6 likes |
 | People grow bitter and cynical about life because they can't bend it to their will. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist 6 likes |
 | The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 5 likes |
 | A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 4 likes |
 | What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 4 likes |
| One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 3 likes |
 | In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, scepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 3 likes |
 | Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision. — Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer 3 likes |
 | Oh, let me be mawkish for the nonce! I am so tired of being cynical. — Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer 3 likes |
 | Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. — George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American general 1 likes |
 | There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. — Maya Angelou, 1928-2014, American poet 1 likes |
 | No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. |
 | Young people, not having the strength, simulate cynicism, which seems to them a proof of strength. Mature men, having strength, simulate altruism, to conceal their strength. |
 | Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage-however often we are hurt as a result of it. |
 | Intellectuals are cynical and cynics have never built a cathedral. |
