We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

De leur meilleur côté tâchons de voir les choses:
Vous vous plaignez de voir les rosiers épineux;
Moi je me réjouis et rends grâces aux dieux
Que les épines aient des roses.

Some people see the liquid and think half full. Others only see the air and think half empty. Sometimes I get the sense Chatham sees it all, which is kind of terrifying. I don't know if I want him to see me--the real me.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of thing they like.