I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an...... Quote by "Antonio Gramsci"

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
— Antonio Gramsci Gramsci's Prison Letters

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Other Quotes by "Antonio Gramsci"

Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world, be one's own guide, refusing to accept passively and supinely from outside the moulding of one' own personality?
— Antonio Gramsci

Tags: self-determination, philosophy

The point of modernity is to live a life without illusions while not becoming disillusioned
— Antonio Gramsci

Tags: politics, philosophy, morality

My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against the wall it is your head which breaks and not the wall - that is my strength, my only strength.
— Antonio Gramsci

Tags: your, you, knowledge, strength