On cynicism

Published on May 19, 2004 By Angloesque In Blogging

I am a cynic because that way the world never lets you down--you're only ever pleasantly surprised.

(I know I thought of that, but someone else probably wrote it first. It sounds like the type of line that resides somewhere in the subconcious and then makes its appearance, only for the thinker to be told that someone else thought of it first. Stupid subconscious.)

Comments

Shulamite

on May 19, 2004

Pleasantly surprised... except for this one:

Optimists live longer.

imajinit

on May 19, 2004

you're only ever pleasantly surprised

but if you're truly a cynic, do you ever allow anything to be pleasant or surprising?

John Stuart Mill had some pretty interesting things to say about cynicism, but I don't have the book with me right now... If I remember, I'll post it on here tmrw

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