I am not a Pessimist. Indeed I am not sure that I quite know what Pessimism really means. All I do know is that life cannot be understood without much charity, it cannot be lived without much charity. It is love, and not German philosophy, that is the true explanation of this world, whatever may...

Mothers do not have love affairs. Before their children they have dreams, and after their children they have delusions. If the father is involved somewhere, they have fantasies.

Faith is a luxury for those who are able to ignore what the rest of us must see every day. Pessimism, distrust, and irony are the holy trinity of my religion, irony in particular.

You know how both life and porno movies end. The only difference is life starts with the orgasm.

But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best.

The pessimist! Whenever something good came along, he knew how to make the worst of it.

Don’t let the disappointments of today kill tomorrow’s blessings, destroy the negative flashes of pessimism, and focus on the mirror of optimism.

The cup is both half full and half empty; it has never been one or the other. Stop obsessing over the trivial cup and drink the medicine you’ve been given.

In my heart’s most secret place,I pity them as angels do.

If God made this world, then i would not want to be the God. It is full of misery and distress that it breaks my heart.

A substantial amount of research over the past decade has reinforced the idea that although internal happiness can deviate from its “resting state” in reaction to life events, it usually returns toward its baseline over time.

Of all the pessimistic people, I am the most optimistic. I look forward to looking down on all the people looking up to me for answers from below.

Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act.

You can’t ever really have enough worth that when you’re gone, the spot you left won’t close over.

Optimism was for children. Once you reached adulthood then you had to join the rest of the world as a realist – life was a bag of shit you were expected to pay for.

POZZO:I am blind.(Silence.)ESTRAGON:Perhaps he can see into the future.

For better or worse, pessimism without compromise lacks public appeal. In all, the few who have gone to the pains of arguing for a sullen appraisal of life might as well never have been born. As history confirms, people will change their minds about almost anything, from which god they worship to how they style...

I forgot what I was going to think.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimist.

And as we should all know by now, anytime you predict failure you have an excellent chance of being right.

There’s no secret on how to attain a greater height, just keep climbing the ladder, don’t look at the dreadful distance, lock up that negative thoughts today, and fulfil your dreams.

SIR ROBERT CHILTERN: … But may I ask, at heart, are you an optimist or a pessimist? Those seem to be the only two fashionable religions left to us nowadays.MRS CHEVELEY: Oh, I’m neither. Optimism begins in a broad grin, and Pessimism ends with blue spectacles. Besides, they are both of them merely poses.SIR ROBERT...

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

Do we think we know enough to chart where we are on the arc of our lives? Forgive us, Father, for the arrogance of such projections. What do they gain us? If we project nothing but struggle ahead, we quickly become despondent and are sapped of the vitality to deal obediently with today. If Your...

The cloud of pessimism that has further darkened as a result of recent developments has to be lifted. While sectarian fissures have always been an integral part of Iraq’s political history, today they have come to dominate and almost define Iraq’s politics and its future prospects.

I think it’s better if you rely on the fact you belong together, instead of having to reinvent your togetherness every day. People who say right off the bat that they don’t want to take risks because their relationship is going to dissolve anyway – well, you might just as well split up right away....

Thus far, the best that could be said for the day was that it was half over.

Alimentados de pesimismo no vivimos la vida, la sufrimos.

Though nihilism has been relentlessly criticized for overemphasizing the dark side of human experience, it might be equally true that this overemphasis represents a needed counterbalance to shallow optimism and arrogant confidence in human power. Nihilism reminds us that we are not gods, and that despite all of the accomplishments and wonders of civilization, humans...

Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.

How can you say that so casually? You’re talking about the possible death of hundreds of people, yourself included.”He gave a negligent shrug. “Wrong place, wrong time. Life sucks.

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it.

There came an awful day when I picked up the phone and knew at once, as one does with some old friends even before they speak, that it was Edward. He sounded as if he were calling from the bottom of a well. I still thank my stars that I didn’t say what I nearly...

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

It is possible for things to get worse without limit.

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

The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.

The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you find hope and you can’t wait to die.

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

I’m all groan up in America.

Such is the imperfect nature of man! such spots are there on the disc of the clearest planet; and eyes like Miss Scatcherd’s can only see those minute defects, and are blind to the full brightness of the orb.

Genius moves to creation, not to destruction. Only a very few have combined both.

Was there ever any drink in that glass?

If you were destined to be a poet, then you won’t brainstorm for lines that rhymes. If you were destined to be a celebrity, then you shouldn’t start searching for fans. If you are truly a god, then let others worship you!

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.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own...

But pessimism and reality are usually mistaken for each other

I wish to weepbut sorrow isstupid.I wish to believebut belief is agraveyard.

Stain my eyes as I may, on all sides all is black.