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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
No good deed goes unpunished.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
