#cynicism

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

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No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. ↗

— Ken Burns

#based #choices #cynicism #disengagement #fear

Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness. ↗

— T.H. White

#dichotomy #happiness #pain #stoicism #beauty

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#cynicism #get #i #i think #lack

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. ↗

— George W. Bush

#come #cynicism #join #politics #polls

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long. ↗

— Shawn Colvin

#cynicism #derive #dismal #fairly #hard

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#disappointments #full #naive

Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#hypocrisy #outside

If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #life #humor