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

— Antonio Gramsci, Gramsci's Prison Letters
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