楽観主義者は鏡をのぞきこんでますます楽天的に、悲観論者はますます悲観的になる。

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English Translation

The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.

Furigana

楽観(らっかん)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)は鏡(かがみ)をのぞきこんでますます楽天的(らくてんてき)に、悲観論者(ひかんろんしゃ)はますます悲観的(ひかんてき)になる。

Romanji

Rakkan shugisha wa kagami o nozokikonde masumasu rakutenteki ni, hikanronsha wa masumasu hikanteki ni naru.

Words

楽観 (らっかん)

optimism

主義者 (しゅぎしゃ)

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); socialist; communist; anarchist

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

鏡 (かがみ)

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

覗き込む (のぞきこむ)

to look into; to peer in

益々 (ますます)

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

楽天的 (らくてんてき)

optimistic

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

悲観論者 (ひかんろんしゃ)

pessimist

悲観的 (ひかんてき)

pessimistic; gloomy

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...