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Cynical Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Society is infected with rude, cynical, restless, and frivolous persons who prey upon the rest, and whom no public opinion concentrated into good manners, forms…
- Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.
- Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
More Cynical Quotes
- When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for… — Honore de Balzac
- The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. — Honore de Balzac
- It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. — Brendan Behan
- The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other… — John Berger
- Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. — Ambrose Bierce
- Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired by it… — Allan Bloom
- I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun… — Ben Affleck
- It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio. — Bono
- It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that… — John Boorman
- If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business,… — Ray Bradbury
- I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people. — Jo Brand
- For better or for worse, I've watched people die in front of me. I see how they are in the end. And… — Mitch Albom