Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old lovers are the worst.
If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant.
The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’
Let the worst come to the worst.[translation by John Willis Clark]
It was better to know the worst than to wonder.
It could be worse. It could be me.
Humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.
Child, it’s a very bad thing for a woman to face the worst that can happen to her, because after she’s faced the worst she can’t ever really fear anything again.
But then one regrets the loss even of one’s worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one’s personality.
At my time of life, one knows that the worst is usually true.