The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evi l is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Some folk want their luck buttered. Good, but not religious-good.
Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game.
It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play. Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king. Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.