It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

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.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

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.

The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

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