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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.
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?
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
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.
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.
