Sharon Kay Penman…a cynic who was still saddened whenever his jaundiced view of mankind was confirmed...
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A cynic is someone who is skeptical of people and their motives. A cynic is not an optimist, because even though he may see the best in human nature, he feels that it is mostly just a façade. The cynics are the people who are still saddened whenever their jaundiced view of mankind is confirmed.
Source: When Christ And His Saints Slept
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