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

Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

Living well is the best revenge.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

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

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.