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Quote by Fannie Hurst
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever en

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. – Fannie Hurst

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I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice. – Mason Cooley

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Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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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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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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