A MAN who had experienced the favours of fortune and was an
Optimist, met a man who had experienced an optimist and was a
Cynic.  So the Cynic turned out of the road to let the Optimist
roll by in his gold carriage.

  "My son," said the Optimist, stopping the gold carriage, "you look
as if you had not a friend in the world."

  "I don't know if I have or not," replied the Cynic, "for you have
the world."