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Carlyle's doctrine of the ultimate identity of "might and right" never leads, with him, to its worst consequence, a fatalistic or indolent repose; the withdrawal from the world's affairs of the soul "holding no form of creed but contemplating all." That he was neither a consistent optimist nor a consistent pessimist is apparent from his faith in man's partial ability to mould his fate.
It has been truly observed that 'the first step commonly taken by Protestant mysticism is an endeavour to mitigate the gloom which hangs over the future state. This is very strongly marked in all the later productions of Law's mind. He was very far from taking anything like an optimist view of the world around him.
"A good cry and all at peace, eh? and a new view of things in the morning?" purred the optimist in the way of query. "She didn't cry," reported the mother, with a disconsolateness that did not agree with the cheering words of the reports. "Oh, very well," remarked Mr. Harnden, optimism unspecked. "That shows she is taking a common-sense view and is using her head. What says she?"
The men at the guns would be glad to accommodate them, but the say as to that is with commanders who know the situation. "The Boches will be coming back at us soon, you will see!" said one of the officers who was at our observation post. "They always do. The other day they chose this particular spot for their target" which was a good reason why they would not this time, an optimist thought.
A less determined optimist than Napoleon might well have hoped for success over the forces of the new coalition. True, they seemed overwhelmingly great. But many a coalition had crumbled away under the alchemy of his statecraft; and the jealousies that had raged at the Congress of Vienna inspired the hope that Austria, and perhaps England, might speedily be detached from their present allies.
There are some people who say hard things about the robin that he is selfish and "gey ill to live wi'" and so on but to me he seems the most cheerful and constant companion in nature. He is a bringer of good tidings a philosopher who insists that we are masters of our fate and that winter is just the time when there is some sense in being an optimist.
I promised Optimist I would read them before three, and it's past two now." So saying he sat himself down at his table, and Crosbie felt that he was bound to leave the room. Mr Butterwell, when he was left alone, did not read the papers which Thompson brought him; but sat, instead, thinking of his five hundred pounds. "Just put them down," he said to Thompson.
I'll try to pick up some one to do it at the store," returned the optimist. "Seems to me there are a pair of us, Mr. Keller, who may not be welcome at Seven Mile. Last time you were down there, weren't you the guest of some willing lads who were arranging a little party for you?" "Mr. Weaver," reproached Phyllis, flushing. But the reference did not embarrass the nester in the least.
Solon, ever the incorrigible optimist, said, "Of course I might have waited till he was on the train to give him the money; but don't worry, he'll be ready enough to go when the 'bus starts." I felt unable to share his confidence. That presentiment had for the moment corrupted my natural hopefulness. It was a few moments after ten when Potts next appeared to our group of anxious watchers.
"But The Master" this time he spoke of the great Master, Confucius "has said that all greatness comes from small things, and perhaps some small-piece man will cut off the head of some big-piece man, and then they will call you to find the murderer." Tarling laughed. "You're an optimist, Ling," he said. "No, I don't think they'll call me in for a murder.
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