This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst expect the best and take what comes.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
best for his own, lived for all times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
best of times, worst of times, best
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.