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乐观
Optimism
The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.
希望就在那里。太阳正在升起。我们最好的日子还没有到来。
The definition of the golden age of anything is when you were there.
任何事物的黄金时代的定义都是当你在那里的时候。
Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
当你得到你想要的一切后，成为一个乐观主义者并不重要。
Two men look through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars.
两个人透过同样的栅栏往外看:一个看到的是泥土，另一个看到的是星星。
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
太多的人高估了他们不是什么，而低估了他们是什么。
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
我是一个因为智慧而悲观的人，但我是一个因为意志而乐观的人。
An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
乐观主义者是相信将要发生的事情会被推迟的人。
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.
被认为是乐观的，往往是一个智力上的错误。
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。
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
乐观是在我们痛苦的时候坚持一切都好是一种疯狂。
Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.
坚持乐观主义。即使他们是对的，这也够难的了。
Optimism is the young boy who notices that a girl notices that he notices her.
乐观是年轻的男孩注意到女孩注意到他注意到她。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
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。
A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers.
结果实的树，看花而知。
The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before.
关于园丁，最值得注意的是他们总是乐观，总是进取，从不满足。他们总是期待着做一些比以前更好的事情。
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
为你没有的东西难过，就是浪费你所拥有的。
It's hard to argue against cynics -- they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
很难反驳愤世嫉俗者——他们总是比乐观主义者听起来更聪明，因为他们有那么多的证据支持自己。
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
乐观不依赖事实。它处理的是前景。悲观是浪费时间。