Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, no…

Ambrose Bierce
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Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. ✨ Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 63
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Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. ✨ Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 63

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