Quote by Ambrose Bierce
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. -

An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. – Ambrose Bierce

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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. – Ambrose Bierce

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Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. – Ambrose Bierce

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Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. – Ambrose Bierce

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Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake. – Edward Dahlberg

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The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. – Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life, 1923

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