The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

Topics: Opportunity Quotes, Pessimism Quotes

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns...

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns...

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

Love is trembling happiness.

Love is trembling happiness.

Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...

Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him,...

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him,...

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And...

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And...

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

You have your ideology and I have mine.

You have your ideology and I have mine.

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it...

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan...

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan...

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has...

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has...

The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old...

The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old...

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

Let your home be you mast and not your anchor.

Let your home be you mast and not your anchor.

Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals...

Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals...

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me,...

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me,...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for...