Quotes

Quotes about Pessimism

Is it an offence, is it a mistake, is it a crime to take a hopeful view of the prospects of your own country? Why should it be? Why should patriotism and pessimism be identical? Hope is the mainspring of patriotism.

David Lloyd George

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Enoch Arnold Bennett

Pessimism never won any battle.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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.

Thomas Hardy

Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.

Bernard De Voto

My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

Edmond Rostand