“ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 549
“ A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
- 405
“ My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. ”
- Jean Rostand- Copy
- 3.6K
“ What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 192
“ Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ”
- Peggy Noonan- Copy
- 2K
“ Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. ”
- Robert Anton Wilson- Copy
- 3.5K
“ 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- Copy
- 3.2K
“ Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil. ”
- Vachel Lindsay- Copy
- 175
“ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. ”
- David T. Wolf- Copy
- 1.4K
“ I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will. ”
- Clint Eastwood- Copy
- 284
“ What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 2.4K
“ 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- Copy
- 578
“ Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ”
- Peggy Noonan- Copy
- 3.7K
“ Cynicism is cheap — you can buy it at any Monoprix store — it's built into all poor-quality goods. ”
- Graham Greene- Copy
- 468
“ Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. ”
- Russell Lynes- Copy
- 746
“ Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty. ”
- Nietzche Evil- Copy
- 500
“ I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all. ”
- Ralph B. Perry- Copy
- 1.2K
“ We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. ”
- Lord Clark Kenneth- Copy
- 1.2K
“ My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. ”
- Jean Rostand- Copy
- 1.5K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6