“Plan for the worst, expect the best.”
David Gemmell book The Swords of Night and Day
Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 19
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“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy, pt. 10, ch. 3.
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“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”
Maya Angelou book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.”
Stephen King book Different Seasons
Source: Different Seasons
“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.
The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.”
Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer
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12 Chairs
“If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant.”
Robert Jordan The Shadow Rising
Gaul
(15 September 1992)
Variant: Always plan for the worst, that way all your surprises will be pleasant ones.
Source: The Shadow Rising
Kadda Sheekoff (1993) Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur
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