More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.
He that hopes no good fears no ill.
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.
If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of the oncoming train.
How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
Logic and sermons never convince, the damp of the night drives deeper into my soul.
