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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
Smile when it hurts most.
Smile when it hurts most.
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
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.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
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.
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
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.
