I’ve already hinted at “the idealist” and “the realist” being at odds in the way they perceive the world through Lin Yutang’s pseudo-scientific formula:
Reality | + | Dreams | = | A heart-ache (usually called Idealism) | ||
Reality | + | Humour | = | Realism (also called Conservatism) |
I hear you say “Why?” Always “Why?” You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?George Bernard Shaw