Pessimist
One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist.
One who looks on the dark side of things.
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Pessimist Quotations
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
Mark Twain
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Mark Twain
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Helen Keller
Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
Robert A. Heinlein
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?
Rene Descartes
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry S. Truman
Pessimist Translations
pessimist in Dutch is pessimist
pessimist in French is pessimiste
pessimist in German is Pessimistin, Pessimist
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