Isaac Asimov (*) writes:
To me it seems to be important to believe (*) people to be good (*) even if they tend to be bad (*), because your own joy (*) and happiness (*) in life (*) is increased that way, and the pleasures (*) of the belief (*) outweigh the occasional disappointments (*). To be a cynic about people works just the other way around and makes you incapable about enjoying the good things.via Isaac Asimov on Optimism vs. Cynicism about the Human Spirit (*) by Brain Pickings (*).
