Consolation Quote by David Landes

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness.

— Agnes Repplier

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

— Brian Tracy

It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism.

— Adrienne Rich

Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.

— William Arthur Ward

No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism.

— Robert Mueller

Optimism is a tonic. Pessimism is poison. Admittedly, every businessman must be realistic. He must gather facts, analyze them candidly and strive to draw…

— B. C. Forbes

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

— Tom Hanks

Optimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— Jeannette Walls

“tell them that both optimists and pessimists die in the end, but the optimist leads a hopeful and happy existence while the pessimist spends…

— Shimon Peres

Optimism and Pessimism are but two sides of the same coin.

— Isaiah Harden (Me

In this world, the optimists have it, not because they are always right, but because they are positive. Even when they are wrong they…

— David Landes