cynicism, n.Definitions

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

Cynicism is a result of false hope.

Cynicism is humor in ill health.

Cynicism is like gullibility, a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties.

Cynicism is knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Cynicism is (among the most highly educated youth) the result of a combination of comfort and powerlessness.

Cynicism is a parasite of civilization. The cynic lives by denying civilization for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail.

Cynicism is cheap and easy when it rails at everything... whereas the master of the art accomplishes the formidable task of discrimination.