A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
BEST, A FAILURE IS NOT ALWAYS A MISTAKE
This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst expect the best and take what comes.
Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
whether, times, best, worst of times
Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.