Pessimist Quotes

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.

There is enough light for those who desire to see, and enough darkness for those of a contrary disposition.

Pessimist: one who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and productive, while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and wasteful.

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proved right or pleasantly surprised.

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 […]