optimist
Noun
Meaning
One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; -- opposed to pessimist.
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people meaner.
To an optimist every weed is a flower; to a pessimist every flower is a weed.
A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.