Cynicism – Page 20

I prefer credulity to

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all. Ralph Barton Perry

Irony: Don’t let yourself

Irony: Don’t let yourself be controlled by it, especially during uncreative moments. Rainer Maria Rilke

What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it. The process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialised language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism. Abraham Verghese

The major motivation theories

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism. Abraham Maslow

Tact is the ability

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln

The end of an

The end of an age is always a time of turmoil, war, economic catastrophe, cynicism, lawlessness and distress. But it is also an era of heightened challenge and creativity, of issues, and their world-wide scope, never has an era faced a more demanding and exciting crisis. This then, above all else, is the great and glorious era to live in, a time of of opportunity, one requiring fresh and vigorous thinking, indeed, a glorious time to be alive.
R.J. Rushdoony

Acceptance is supposed to

Acceptance is supposed to be a good thing – Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Also compromise, as every couples therapist will tell you. But the cost was high – the damping of expectation, the dwindling of spirit, the resignation that comes to replace enthusiasm, the cynicism that supplants hope. The mouldering that goes unnoticed and unchecked.
A.S.A. Harrison

I prefer credulity to

Irony: Don’t let yourself

What we need in

The major motivation theories

Tact is the ability

The end of an

Acceptance is supposed to

Cynicism is often the

Cynicism and skepticism are

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