I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

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.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals separated from law and justice he is the worst.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

The worst men often give the best advice.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.