“ Those might not be the very best judges of the relation of religion to happiness who, by their own account, had neither one nor the other. G.K. Chesterton
“ The difference was not that one was a pessimist and the other an optimist, it was that one's pessimism had led to an ethos of fear, and the other's pessimism had led to a noisy, fractious disdain for… Paul Auster
“ How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“ Hatred becomes, within a given time, the hatred of society, then the hatred of the human race, then the hatred of creation. Victor Hugo
“ The optimist claims we live in the best of all possible worlds and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell
“ But it's like no matter how much energy you pour into getting to the station on time, or getting on the right train, there's still no guarantee that anybody's gonna be there for you to pick you up whe… Nancy Oliver
“ Pessimism is the key to see what really goes on within our world, the lies and manipulation that circles us all is exposed Zachary Kroonenburg
“ Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy… Robertson Davies
“ Statistically it was not greatly different than it had been for previous generations, but anecdotally it had become so prominent that every problem was noticed and remarked. The cognitive error called… Kim Stanley Robinson
“ The pessimist may call the optimist a fool; but who is more foolish, the happy individual who expects more happiness or the one who fills his life with bitterness and has only more despair to look for… Wayne Gerard Trotman
“ Our experience of the governments of the world, our knowledge of the weapons at their disposal, and our awareness of our own limitations justify pessimism. But some mysterious factor deep in the human… David T. Dellinger
“ When I look in the glass I see that every line in my face means pessimism but in spite of my face - that is my experience - I remain an optimist. Richard Jeffries
