Definition of Pessimist

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Definition of Pessimist
	Pessimist One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist. One who looks on the dark side of things. Alt. of Pessimistic Related Definitions: Alt, Dark, Doctrine, Of, On, One, Opposed, Optimist, Pessimism, Pessimistic, Side, The, To, Who

Pessimist Quotations

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

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

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

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry S. Truman

I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
Paul Harvey

Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.
Paul Harvey

In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right.
Jack Nicholson

Pessimist Translations

pessimist in Dutch is pessimist
pessimist in French is pessimiste
pessimist in German is Pessimistin, Pessimist

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