What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
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Cynic
/ˈsɪnɪk/
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man-hatermisanthropemisanthropistmiserymisogynistmuckrakermudslingernegativistnihilistpessimistphilosopherprophet of doomrailerretreatistseek-sorrowsexistslanderersocial criticthersitestraducer
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A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist.
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There is no such thing as a cynic, just people who describe the world as it is.
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