Most Cynics (who are often also Misanthropes) are positive and nice people who are just easily disappointed. Things could be so good, the thinking goes, if not for these things or these people behaving this way to poison everyone and everything else.
This is an uplifting book, and i’ve came back to it many times in my life.
If you are having trouble getting what you want in life it might not be others, it might be you and your inability to get what you want by giving it to others and if haven’t read this book yet, you should.