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Cynic Quotes

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing Picture Quote #1

The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail Picture Quote #1

Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification Picture Quote #1

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing Picture Quote #1

All the hate and scorn and love of a deep nature, such as the shy man is ever cursed by, fester and corrupt within, instead of spending themselves abroad, and sour him into a misanthrope and cynic Picture Quote #1

A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him Picture Quote #1

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This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams Picture Quote #1

I married him against all evidence. I married him believing that marriage doesn’t work, that love dies, that passion fades, and in so doing I became the kind of romantic only a cynic is truly capable of being Picture Quote #1

When I look at people fighting with ammunition and weapons of all kind I ponder within me;somehow as a cynic. Ammunition's and weapons are good for war; Yes, they are better necessities to winning battle but the best choice of weapons are neither ammunition nor the strength of a battalion of army but wisdom; a pen on a paper backed by a great mind Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing Picture Quote #1

The cynic is a coward. He foresees all barrenness so that barrenness can never surprise him Picture Quote #1

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I don’t consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist Picture Quote #1

Perhaps no philosopher is more correct than the cynic. The happiness of the animal, that thorough cynic, is the living proof of cynicism Picture Quote #1

Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle Picture Quote #1

In the philosophical dialect, a cynic takes an insult as a compliment since opposition is already his style Picture Quote #1

The only way to do my job without optimism would be as a cynic, and that’s not my nature Picture Quote #1

A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning Picture Quote #1

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It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic Picture Quote #1

The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people Picture Quote #1

The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives Picture Quote #1

If you’re regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you’re not a leader, you’re a cynic Picture Quote #1

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What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing (Cynic Quotes) The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail (Cynic Quotes) Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification (Cynic Quotes) A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing (Cynic Quotes) All the hate and scorn and love of a deep nature, such as the shy man is ever cursed by, fester and corrupt within, instead of spending themselves abroad, and sour him into a misanthrope and cynic (Cynic Quotes) A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him (Cynic Quotes) This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams (Cynic Quotes) I married him against all evidence. I married him believing that marriage doesn’t work, that love dies, that passion fades, and in so doing I became the kind of romantic only a cynic is truly capable of being (Cynic Quotes) When I look at people fighting with ammunition and weapons of all kind I ponder within me;somehow as a cynic. Ammunition's and weapons are good for war; Yes, they are better necessities to winning battle but the best choice of weapons are neither ammunition nor the strength of a battalion of army but wisdom; a pen on a paper backed by a great mind (Cynic Quotes) 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 (Cynic Quotes) There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing (Cynic Quotes) The cynic is a coward. He foresees all barrenness so that barrenness can never surprise him (Cynic Quotes) I don’t consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist (Cynic Quotes) Perhaps no philosopher is more correct than the cynic. The happiness of the animal, that thorough cynic, is the living proof of cynicism (Cynic Quotes) Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle (Cynic Quotes) In the philosophical dialect, a cynic takes an insult as a compliment since opposition is already his style (Cynic Quotes) The only way to do my job without optimism would be as a cynic, and that’s not my nature (Cynic Quotes) A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning (Cynic Quotes) It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic (Cynic Quotes) The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people (Cynic Quotes) The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives (Cynic Quotes) If you’re regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you’re not a leader, you’re a cynic (Cynic Quotes)

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