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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
No good deed goes unpunished.
No good deed goes unpunished.
An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.
An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.
I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.
I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.