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    Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.

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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows read more

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

by Mark Twain Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

by Don Marquis Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it the light of the oncoming train.

If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it the light of the oncoming train.

by Robert Lowell Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

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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.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only read more

Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play.

by Thomas Hardy Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

by Sean O'faolain Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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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.

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I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half- empty. And cracked. read more

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half- empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth.

by Janeane Garofalo Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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