Cynicism is merely the art of seeing things as they are instead of as they ought to be.


Epigrams, Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (Sunflower edition; 1909)


Cynicism is merely the art of seeing things as they are instead of as they ought to be.

Cynicism is merely the art of seeing things as they are instead of as they ought to be.

Cynicism is merely the art of seeing things as they are instead of as they ought to be.

Cynicism is merely the art of seeing things as they are instead of as they ought to be.