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Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. – David T. Wolf

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When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools. – William Shakespeare, King Lear

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Oftentimes, when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps. – Lemony Snicket

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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. – Charles de Gaulle

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There are some mortals who are never happy save when they have some hurt feelings to enjoy. – Author unknown, from Dallas-Galveston News, c.1894

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