Henryk Sienkiewicz Quotes

A man I knew who lived upon a smile, And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair, While rankest venom foam'd through every vein.

One reason that a lot of people see me as cheerful and optimistic is that my expectations are really rather low.

but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon flies over the present failure, and begins to hope again.

He was looking at her from behind the smiling that wasn't smiling but was something you were not supposed to see beyond.

I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.

O, merry is the Optimist, With the troops of courage leaguing. But a dour trend In any friend Is somehow less fatiguing.

If you can't be cheerful, be as cheerful as you can.

We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.

I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as a habit of mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent.

Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.

I am always optimistic.

I'm a relatively optimistic kind of guy.

I'm a guy that always had positive thoughts in every situation in my life.

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.

Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies my inward universe of good.

A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

I remembered something somebody had once said to me. It's okay. Everyday is freshly ground.

Hope and optimism aren't just attitudes, they are life strategies.

I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.

All it really needed was the proper point of view. No one's gonna bring me down.

I have an optimistic view of everything. You have to, otherwise you'd go nuts.

Above all, you must maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.

Those who grumble at the little thing that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything. Always grumbling, they will lead a miserable life, and everything will be a failure. But those who do their duties as they go, putting their shoulders to the wheel, will see the light, and higher duties will fall to their share.