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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. – H. L. Mencken

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Cynicism is cheap — you can buy it at any Monoprix store — its built into all poor-quality goods. – Graham Greene

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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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A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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