The Circles of Cynicism

Cynicism: an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity; an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; a skepticism of naivete. Welcome to the real world. It's been here the entire time.

[eternally-cynical]

In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.

Sigmund Freud

[acrylicalchemy]

Time spent with cats is never wasted.”

Sigmund Freud (via acrylicalchemy)

[wordsnquotes]

It is good to be a cynic — it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not to exist at all.

H.P. Lovecraft, Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany. (via wordsnquotes)

[eternally-cynical]

I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.

Lord Byron

[eternally-cynical]

All men are intrinsically rascals, and I am only sorry that, not being a dog, I can't bite them.

Lord Byron

[eternally-cynical]

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will probably be disappointed to discover they are not it.

Bernard Bailey

[eternally-cynical]

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist.

George Bernard Shaw

[eternally-cynical]

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

Frank Lloyd Wright

[eternally-cynical]

I am free of prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

W. C. Fields

[eternally-cynical]

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Don Marquis

[eternally-cynical]

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

H. L. Mencken

[eternally-cynical]

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Douglas Adams

[eternally-cynical]

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Aldous Huxley

[eternally-cynical]

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.

Clarence Darrow

[eternally-cynical]

I love humanity but I hate people.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

[eternally-cynical]

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

Steven Wright

[eternally-cynical]

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

Oscar Wilde