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    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.

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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

by Mark Twain Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.

by George Bernard Shaw 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 man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows read more

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little

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Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an read more

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.

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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 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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How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?

How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?

by Robert Mallett Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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