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«The optimist already sees the scar over the wound; the pessimist still sees the wound underneath the scar»
«The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.»
«The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.»
«The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose»
«There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.»
«The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little»
«There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist»
«Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive»
«The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.»
«The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.»

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