It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst expect the best and take what comes.