"I remember hearing Mr. Whitford say that
cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb's feathers; and it seems
to me that cynics are only happy in making the world as barren to others as they
have made it for themselves."—English novelist George Meredith, The Egoist (1879)Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Quote of the Day (George Meredith, on Cynicism)
"I remember hearing Mr. Whitford say that
cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb's feathers; and it seems
to me that cynics are only happy in making the world as barren to others as they
have made it for themselves."—English novelist George Meredith, The Egoist (1879)
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