“One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.”

“Plenitude, when too plenitudinous, was worse than destitution, for — obviously — what could one do, if there was nothing one could not?”

“It could be worse,' Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war."
Defeat is worse."
I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.”

“You could do a lot worse.”

“She thought that things could not get worse . . . but they always can, and often do.”

“there are worse things
than being alone
but it often takes
decades to realize this
and most often when you do
it's too late
and there's nothing worse
than too late”

“[T]hou canst not think worse of me than I do of myself.”

“Okay, do not call me Aquaman. That’s even worse than water boy.”

“Women bear Crosses better than Men do, but bear Surprizes – worse.”

“Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.”