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Thu 3 Jun 2021

Scorn

Posted by PJ under cynicism, gods, loathing, quote of the day, virtue
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Random quote of the day:

“The gods granted man great and dazzling virtues that put him in a position to overcome all. But at the same time they granted him a bitterer virtue which makes him scorn afterward everything that can be overcome.”

—Albert Camus, Notebooks 1942-1952 (tr. Justin O’Brien)

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Mon 18 Jul 2016

Disappointed

Posted by PJ under cynicism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.”

—Sydney J. Harris, On the Contrary

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Thu 30 Jul 2015

Standards

Posted by PJ under cynicism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Cynics are only idealists with awkwardly high standards.”

—Alain de Botton, Twitterfeed, January 18, 2012

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Fri 6 Jun 2014

Odds on

Posted by PJ under crime and punishment, cynicism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Courtroom – A place where Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot would be equals, with the betting odds favoring Judas.”

—H. L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy

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Mon 9 Dec 2013

Cynicism

Posted by PJ under cynicism, quote of the day, soul
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Random quote of the day:

“The cynicism you have is not your real soul.”

—Yoko Ono

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