“A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927)
“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.”
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