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Pessimism11 quotes
Pessimism (or rather what is called such) 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. — Thomas Hardy · 1902Cheer up—the worst is yet to come. — Mark Twain · 1894There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last. — Jules Renard · 1908A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. — Ecclesiastes 1:15 · 931 BCWhen I buy a new book, I read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side. — Harry Burns · 1989All 11 quotes →Optimism2 quotes
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in. — Oliver Edwards · 1778Depression1 quote
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758Impossibility of progress1 quote
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. — Ecclesiastes 1:15 · 931 BCLife1 quote
Life is an incurable disease. — Abraham Cowley · 1656Low expectations1 quote
Pessimism (or rather what is called such) 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. — Thomas Hardy · 1902Meaninglessness1 quote
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. — Ecclesiastes 1:14 · 931 BCNature of life1 quote
Life is an incurable disease. — Abraham Cowley · 1656Nothing new under the sun1 quote
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. — Ecclesiastes 1:14 · 931 BCPhilosophy1 quote
I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in. — Oliver Edwards · 1778Rain1 quote
I don't consider myself a pessimist at all. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel completely soaked to the skin. — Leonard Cohen · 1993Realism1 quote
I don't consider myself a pessimist at all. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel completely soaked to the skin. — Leonard Cohen · 1993Resignation1 quote
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. — Ecclesiastes 1:14 · 931 BCThings get worse1 quote
There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last. — Jules Renard · 1908