“A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. ”
Chauncey Depew (1834–1928) American politician
“A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.”
As quoted in FPA Book of Quotations : A New Collection of Famous Sayings (1952) by Franklin Pierce Adams
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