This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst expect the best and take what comes.
The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.
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To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
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Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
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I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.