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Desiderius Erasmus quotesIt is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
Mark Twain quotesThere is nothing sadder than a young pessimist.
Unknown Source quotesI doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.
George Bernard Shaw quotesA pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.
James Baldwin quotesPessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.
Thomas Hardy quotesPessimism 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.
Oscar Wilde quotesA pessimist is one who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Mark Twain quotesPessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.