"Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism"

Mason Cooley's quote talks with the suggestion that hypocrisy is a kind of cynicism. Pretension is when a person says one thing yet does an additional, or when someone holds others to a greater requirement than they hold themselves. This is a form of cynicism because it indicates that the person is not genuinely believing in what they are saying, yet instead is just claiming it for show. It is a means of being two-faced as well as not being real. This quote is a pointer to be honest and real in our words as well as actions, and to not be sanctimonious. It is a tip to practice what we teach and to be constant in our ideas as well as actions.