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Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
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.
I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.
I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.
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.
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
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.
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.
Pessimism never won any battle.
Pessimism never won any battle.
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to read more
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.