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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
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.
I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.
I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.
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 asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied read more
A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied the petitioner, "I wish you to create something that would justify them." "The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked something - the mortality of the optimist.
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 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.
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
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
