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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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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.

by Don Marquis Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

by Sean O'faolain Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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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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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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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

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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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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

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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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I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

by Roberto Rossellini Found in: Pessimism Quotes,
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