An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

  • -- Michel de Saint-Pierre 圣皮埃尔

乐观的人也许能在没有希望的地方看到希望,但为什么悲观的人总要跑去把它吹灭呢?

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Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.

悲观主义者是那些对自己或他人没有希望的人。悲观主义者也认为人类不值得他们注意,他们比其他人更好。

Optimism: The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong.

乐观主义:认为一切都是美好的,包括丑陋的,一切都是好的,尤其是坏的,一切都是对的,一切都是错的学说或信仰。

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

乐观主义者宣称我们生活在所有可能的世界中最好的世界里;悲观主义者担心这是真的。

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

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。