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Pessimism

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true." ~Cabell

"A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be." ~Ambrose Bierce

"The cynics are right nine times out of ten." ~H. L. Mencken

"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

"He that hopes no good fears no ill." ~Thomas Fuller

"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist." ~Mark Twain