Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
It is better to follow out a plan consistently even if it isn't the best one than to play without a plan at all. The worst thing is to wander about aimlessly.
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.
They say 'expect the worst.' I say 'Expect the best and even better will happen.'
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.
Hope for the best, expect the worst.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
You know that the best you can expect is to avoid the worst.
I have a 'hope for the best, expect the worst' mentality.
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and expect the unexpected.
We should expect the best and the worst from mankind as from the weather.
We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.
I'm an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.
Hope for the Best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed.