"What is a cynic? A man who..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. And a sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything, and doesn't know the market place of any single thing.
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“A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.”
“I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.”
“Women and egoistic artists entertain a feeling towards science that is something composed of envy and sentimentality.”