"Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth."
Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984)
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3 comments:
“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
- Oscar Wilde
Wilde, with all due respect, is obvioulsy one of those who didn't get it.
You d say.
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