443 Quotes About Cynicism

It was soon painfully clear that when he looked at me what he mainly saw was a cute animal, clownish and a little stupid, something like a very small dog with buckteeth. He had no inkling of my true character, that I was in fact grossly cynical, moderately vicious, and a melancholy genius, or that I had read more books than he had.

Be virtuous, or be strong; Don't be neither, and definitely don't be both.

Cynicism is, first of all, a style of presenting oneself, and more than anything, cynics take pride in not being fooled and not being foolish. But in the forms in which I encounter it, cynicism is frequently both of those things.

Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten,Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred.

I feel, therefore, I am a fool.

The world is full of whiners. But the fact is, nothing comes with a guarantee. They say as soon as you're born, you're dying, and everything in between is a struggle just to stay sane. And once you're out here in the wide-open world... you're on your own.

It is the curse of the competent―not to be called upon.

Life is rarely a choice between good and bad, but bad and worse.

I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.