Quote by Jean Rostand
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. – Jean Rostand

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There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. – Jean Rostand

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I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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Ever get the feeling that sometime early in your life there must have been a briefing that you missed? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse. – Bill Press

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Sorrow hides behind all your pleasures; you are gluttonous rats which it attracts with a bit of savory bacon. – Claude Tillier (1801–1844), My Uncle Benjamin: A Humorous, Satirical, and

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Money is human happiness in the abstract he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives. – Georges Bataille

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Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do. – Charles Stanley

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American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in their dreams. – Pico Iyer

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