Pessimism - Maxioms.comQuotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxiomshttp://maxioms.comen-usCopyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.<![CDATA[How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right? ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65943<![CDATA[A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65941<![CDATA[The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65940<![CDATA[Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65721<![CDATA[The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64621<![CDATA[Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64117<![CDATA[A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63723<![CDATA[My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46439<![CDATA[In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46434<![CDATA[The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46435<![CDATA[A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46436<![CDATA[I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46437<![CDATA[Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46438<![CDATA[A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46425<![CDATA[I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46426<![CDATA[Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46427<![CDATA[No good deed goes unpunished. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46428<![CDATA[I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half- empty. And cracked. ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46430<![CDATA[Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46431<![CDATA[If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it the light of the oncoming train. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46432<![CDATA[A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46433<![CDATA[A pessimist is one who feels bad when he feels good for fear he'll feel worse when he feels better. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46422<![CDATA[Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46423<![CDATA[The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.The pessimist fears it is true. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46424<![CDATA[Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46420<![CDATA[There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46421<![CDATA[The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows ...]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45177<![CDATA[I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45178<![CDATA[In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45180<![CDATA[Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45181<![CDATA[The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45175<![CDATA[Pessimism never won any battle. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21520<![CDATA[Cheer up, the worst is yet to come. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5841