Cynical
Goodies

Cynical Definitions

n. What enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

n. Wisdom that enables us to recognize an undesirable old folly that we have already embraced and warmly remember.

Cynical Quotations

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

— Douglas Adams

Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse!

— Derwood Fincher

You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing."

— Sir Arnold Bax

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

— Oscar Wilde

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

— Unknown

Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before presenting the lesson.

— Vernon Law

We spend the first half of our lives gathering experiences that we repeat endlessly in the second half.

— Guy Smith