Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.

Quote by Antonio Gramsci

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I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesn't know where to...

I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesn't know where to...

The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned.

The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against...

My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against...

In the life of children there are two very clear-cut phases, before and after puberty....

In the life of children there are two very clear-cut phases, before and after puberty....

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and...

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and...

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait...

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait...

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is...

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is...

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...