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A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.
Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
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
The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.
The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows read more
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass read more
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be
