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A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they ar

A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be. – Ambrose Bierce

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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. – Ambrose Bierce

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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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The cynics are right nine times out of ten. – H. L. Mencken

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What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth. – Roland Barthes

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By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection. – Frank Moore Colby

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