[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst. -Voltaire

 

[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.


-Voltaire
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This quote is just one of 90 total Voltaire quotes in our collection. Voltaire is known for saying '[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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