An optimist is the human personification of spring.

An optimist is the human personification of spring.

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 break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got read more

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

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.

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.

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.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.