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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When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

当一扇门关上时,另一扇门就会打开;但是我们常常对那扇关上的门望得那么久,那么遗憾,以致于我们没有看到那扇为我们打开的门。

I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad,except himself.

我得出的结论是,乐观主义者认为一切都好,除了悲观主义者,悲观主义者认为一切都坏,除了他自己。

Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying.

期望人们比现在更好;它帮助他们变得更好。但如果没有,也不要失望;它帮助他们不断尝试。

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.

我做过梦,也做过噩梦,但是因为我的梦想,我战胜了我的噩梦。