Pessimist Quotes

He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.

A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.

In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

It’s always darkest before it goes pitchblack.

It is said that the pessimist sees mostly the overwhelming darkness of the tunnel, and the optimist sees mostly the tiny point of light that promises the end of it… whereas the realist understands that the light is probably an oncoming train. All three are shortsighted. The “real” realist knows the ultimate truth: that if […]

Since I gave up hope I feel much better.

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

No sense being a pessimist, it wouldn’t do any good anyway.

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

A pessimist is someone who has had to listen to too many optimists.