Be wisely worldly be not worldly wise.
Cynic Quotes
Cynics are further from realities than saints.
The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word.
Destiny came down to an island, centuries ago, and summoned three of the inhabitants before him. “What would you do, ” asked Destiny, “if I told you that tomorrow this island would be inundated by an immense tidal wave?” The first man, who was a cynic, said, “Why, I would eat, drink, carouse, and make […]
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
Know ye not, oh foolish ones, that a man dreadeth a female cynic as a small boy dreadeth an education?
An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
The opposite of creativity is cynicism.
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
