Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. - David T. Wolf (1943 - )
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. -Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.- Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984)
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.- Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. - Robert Anton Wilson
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. - Sidney J. Harris
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