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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.
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
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.
Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.
A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an read more
A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all--he's walking on them.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
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.
May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life read more
May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.
