#2,894

Whereas contemporaries read only the optimist with enthusiasm, posterity rereads the pessimist with admiration.

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#1,457

In politics we should distrust even intelligent optimism and trust the imbecile’s fears.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 246

#1,423

Modern optimism is a commercial product designed to oil the wheels of industry.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 241

#1,124

Denying that a “human nature” exists is the ideological trick the optimist employs to defend himself against history.

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#1,041

Intelligent optimism is never faith in progress, but hope in a miracle.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 185

#369

The pessimists prophesy a future of rubble, but the optimistic prophets are even more horrifying when they proclaim the future city where baseness and boredom dwell, in intact beehives.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 77