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.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

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

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

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

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.