The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

  • -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦

乐观主义者看到的是玫瑰,而不是它的刺;悲观主义者盯着荆棘,没有注意到玫瑰。

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Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

在我的记录中,悲观主义和乐观主义是相互猛烈抨击的,它们之间的紧张关系是问题所在,是点燃火焰的东西。

Not to be born is best, but having seen the light, the next best is to go whence one came as soon as may be.

不是生下来最好,而是见过光,其次最好的是尽快去你来的地方。

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

看世界的时候,玫瑰色并不比灰暗的灰色更糟糕。

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

我的乐观态度是沉重的,响亮的。