#pessimism

What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide. "That is because I know what life is," said Martin. ↗

— Voltaire

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Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter. ↗

— George R. Gissing

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What New England is, is a state of mind, a place where dry humor and perpetual disappointment blend to produce an ironic pessimism that folks from away find most perplexing ↗

— Willem Lange

#dry-humor #humor #new-england #perplexing #pessimism

I hope to-morrow will be a fine day, Lane. It never is, sir. Lane, you're a perfect pessimist. I do my best to give satisfaction, sir. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#pessimism #humor

How does knowing 'things could be worse' than what I already deem is awful make me feel any better? You mean I could sink even lower? Oh joy! ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#pessimism #richelle #richelle-goodrich #sarcasm #sarcasm-humor

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist knows it. ↗

— Julius Robert Oppenheimer

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No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t make it worse. (Apr 2007 Gen Conf) ↗

— Jeffrey R. Holland

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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little. ↗

— Mark Twain

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The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision. ↗

— William Arthur Ward

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Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#hope #optimism #pessimism #pragmatism #worst