And he had a miserable life until then because he always had illnesses, some of which might be even psychosomatic. So he was the optimist and the one who lived well with the pessimist.

那之前他生活得很悲惨，因为，他总是病魔缠身，有些是精神方面的疾病，因此他属于乐观主义者，而且能够和悲观主义者相处的很好。

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There is a famous old story about an optimist and a pessimist.

有一个关于一个乐观者和一个悲观者的著名而古老的故事。

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Sooner or later, the ubiquitous pessimist will confront the rational optimist with his two trump CARDS: Africa and climate.

迟早，无处不在的悲观主义者将会以其手中的两张王牌来面对乐观主义者：非洲和气候问题。

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"I'm an optimist, and I think if you're a pessimist that's just an excuse for inaction."

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And he had a miserable life until then because he always had illnesses, some of which might be even psychosomatic. So he was the optimist and the one who lived well with the pessimist.

那之前他生活得很悲惨，因为,他总是病魔缠身，有些是精神方面的疾病,因此他属于乐观主义者,而且能够和悲观主义者相处的很好。

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Twin boys, one a pessimist and one an optimist, were sent to a psychiatrist because their parents were disturbed by their personality extremes.

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Techniques like this tell us that the mind of the pessimist is drawn imperceptibly toward the negative while the upbeat and positive is a magnet for the optimist.

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