I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
bad as worst, good as the best
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
best for his own, lived for all times
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.
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.