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title: "4 Idealist Cynic Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-clifton/only-the-broken-hearted-idealist-can-become-a-cynic/)

[Mark Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-clifton/)

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> [A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/a-cynic-should-never-marry-an-idealist-for-the-cynic-marriage/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

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> [Idealist: a cynic in the making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-layton/idealist-a-cynic-in-the-making/)

[Irving Layton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-layton/)

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> [Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/anyone-can-be-an-idealist-anyone-can-be-a-cynic-the-hard-part-lies/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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