Author : William DeWitt Hyde
Release : 2017-11-23
Genre : Self-Help
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 524/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Art of Optimism by : William DeWitt Hyde

Download or read book The Art of Optimism written by William DeWitt Hyde. This book was released on 2017-11-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Art of Optimism: As Taught by Robert Browning There is enough that is bad in every life to make one miserable who is so inclined. We all know people who have plenty to eat, a roof over their heads, a soft bed to lie in, money in the bank to cover all probable needs for the rest of their days, plenty of friends, good social position, an unbroken family circle good education, even the profession of some sort of religion; who yet by mag nifying something that happened to them a long while ago; or something that may happen to them at some time to come; or what somebody has said about them; or the work they have to do; or the slight some one has shown them, or even without anything as definite as even these trifles, contrive to make themselves and everybody else perpetually wretched and uncomfortable. These people have acquired the art of pessimism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.