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Optimism is the opium of the people.
Optimism is the opium of the people.
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
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.
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to read more
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows read more
The man who is a pessimist before 48 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
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?
How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right?
