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what does looking at the glass half full mean
Is the glass half empty or half full? is a proverbial phrase, generally used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for Pessimism or Optimism.
where did the phrase is the glass half empty or half full come from
Digital records seem to show Is the glass half empty or half full? originated in the first half of the 1900s.

Question: can you give me an example of another proverbial phrase
Self-contained rewrite: can you give me an example of another proverbial phrase besides Is the glass half empty or half full