If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will read more

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

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.

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

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.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Optimism is the opium of the people.

Optimism is the opium of the people.

For myself I am an optimist--it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

For myself I am an optimist--it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

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.