Quotes about Cynicism

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

If our minds and hearts are not filled with God's truth, something else will take His place: cynicism, occultism, false religions and philosophies, drugs—the list is endless.

The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.

Gratitude works its magic by serving as an antidote to negative emotions. It's like white blood cells for the soul, protecting us from cynicism, entitlement, anger, and resignation.

The latter stage is apt to end in cynicism as we wonder what the one who praises really wants.

I think the American people, with some justification, think that most politicians live in la-la land.

People cry at weddings for the same reason they cry at happy endings: because they so desperately want to believe in something they know is not credible.

Stupid, stupid, stupid: I'd believed all that claptrap about life, liberty, democracy, and the rights of the individual I'd soaked up at law school. These were eternal verities and we would always defend them. I'd depended on that, as if on a magic charm.

A thankful heart cannot be cynical.

The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it.

As to his religious notions—why, as Voltaire said, incantations will destroy a flock of sheep if administered with a certain quantity of arsenic. I look for the man who will bring the arsenic, and don't mind about his incantations. Very

Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.