Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

James Branch Cabell Quotes: Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.
         

Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.


James Branch Cabell
Check all other quotes by James Branch Cabell

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"James Branch Cabell Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Creeds-matter-very-little-The-optimist-proclaims-681985>.





Check out


Other quotes of James Branch Cabell


Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.



No lady is ever a gentleman.

No lady is ever a gentleman.



Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?



There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.



While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.



People never want to be told anything they do not believe already.

People never want to be told anything they do not believe already.



Time changes all things and cultivates even in herself an appreciation of irony, and, therefore, why shouldn't I have changed a trifle?

Time changes all things and cultivates even in herself an appreciation of irony, and, therefore, why shouldn't I have changed a trifle?



Literature is a vast bazaar where customers come to purchase everything except mirrors.

Literature is a vast bazaar where customers come to purchase everything except mirrors.



Good and evil keep very exact accounts... and the face of every man is their ledger.

Good and evil keep very exact accounts... and the face of every man is their ledger.



People must have both their dreams and their dinners in this world, and when we go out of it we must take what we find. That is all.

People must have both their dreams and their dinners in this world, and when we go out of it we must take what we find. That is all.





Other quotes you may like


All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reackoned on God being with them.

All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reackoned on God being with them.



What is the Power that transcends one from Achievement to Fulfillment? The Power of Inspiration!- RVM

What is the Power that transcends one from Achievement to Fulfillment? The Power of Inspiration!- RVM



When the bell rings, and lunch is over, I decide to come back here tomorrow, and the next day. I tell myself it really isn’t that bad.

When the bell rings, and lunch is over, I decide to come back here tomorrow, and the next day. I tell myself it really isn’t that bad.



Clary wondered what exactly peanut-fish-olive-tomato soup tasted like.

Clary wondered what exactly peanut-fish-olive-tomato soup tasted like.



What are you thinking?" "Just how different everything down there is now, you know, now that I can see." "Everything down there is exactly the same," he said. "You're the one that's different.

What are you thinking?" "Just how different everything down there is now, you know, now that I can see." "Everything down there is exactly the same," he said. "You're the one that's different.



I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid.

I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid.



The Simpsons will end as soon as Fox is able to find an 8 p.m. comedy hit to replace it - so I give us another 50 years.

The Simpsons will end as soon as Fox is able to find an 8 p.m. comedy hit to replace it - so I give us another 50 years.



If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you

If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you



If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.

If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.



Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished.

Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.". Author of this quote is James Branch Cabell. This quote is about matter, pessimist, optimistic, creeds, labels, optimism, optimist,.