The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.

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.

An optimist is the human personification of spring.

An optimist is the human personification of spring.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.

Smile when it hurts most.

Smile when it hurts most.

Be that contented person who looks beyond circumstances and see better days rather than the discontented who looks at circumstances read more

Be that contented person who looks beyond circumstances and see better days rather than the discontented who looks at circumstances and see no other way.

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.

The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.