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Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

Optimism is inevitably the last hope of the defeated.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah… didn’t miss the boat.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

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

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.