Pessimism Quotes

357 Pessimism quotes by 235 unique authors

The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it,… — Helen Keller
The world we live in is a world of mingled good and evil. Whether it is chiefly good or chiefly bad depends on how we… — William DeWitt Hyde
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are constructed. Dwell on… — William DeWitt Hyde
If there is a sort of national American emotion I would call it optimism. If there is an English one I would call it embarrassment… — Stephen Fry
Our life as consumers seems light years away from that of our grandparents. But you don't change human nature. Optimism, for me, is the belief… — Ed Mayo
Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt. — William Arthur Ward
I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. — Patricia Ireland
If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them? — Francis Parker Yockey
Success is found balanced between optimism and realism, where it is unhindered by the weight of pessimism. — Wes Fesler
Every optimistic path will take you farther, faster, and to greater altitude than any road of pessimism. — Wes Fesler
It is understandable how some people could give way to this kind of pervasive pessimism, but we speak of a gospel which brings good tidings… — Neal A. Maxwell
Only one endowed with restless vitality is susceptible to pessimism. You become a pessimist-a demonic, elemental, bestial pessimist-only when life has been defeated many times… — Emile M. Cioran
I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about… — Wole Soyinka
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom. — Mark Twain
Optimism and pessimism are mere matters of optics, of how you look at things, and that can change from day to day, or with a… — George Weigel
Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds that it causes us to… — Price Pritchett
Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are too close to… — Richard L. Evans
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in… — Warren Buffett
I say, choose faith. Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism. — Dallin H. Oaks
It is a quite remarkable fact that the great religions of the most civilized peoples are more deeply fraught with sadness than the simpler beliefs… — Emile Durkheim

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