Cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb's feathers.
Source: Clara Middleton, quoting Mr. Whitford, in The Egoist, ch. 7, 1879.
-- George Meredith, (Feb 12 1828-1909), English novelist, poet; His novels are noted for their wit, brilliant dialogue, and aphoristic quality of language; The Ordeal of Richard Fevrel, 1859.