What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... read more

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.

An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. read more

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.

I doubt anyone will ever see -- anywhere -- a memorial to a pessimist.

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

In the long run, the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.