Michel De Saint-Pierre wrote, "An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?"

Saint-Pierre wrote The Aristocrats (a 1956 award-winning French novel, not to be confused with The Aristocats, made famous by Walt Disney). Honestly, I know nothing about him, but his reminder is priceless, isn't it?

Do you know people like this? People who can't wait to blow out your light? They seem to relish the opportunity, don't they? Their motto: I'm not happy until you're not happy.

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