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Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straig

Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straightforward view, imagine that penetration is evinced by universal suspicion and mistrust. – Paul Chatfield

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Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing. – Paul Chatfield

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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. – James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion, 1926

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Optimism is the opium of the people. – Milan Kundera

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Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. – Jane Austen

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