Worst. Christy, Robert, comp. 1887. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages

Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Worst


It is best to know the worst at once. Plautus.	1
Provide for the worst, the best will save itself.	2
The corruption of the best produces the worst. Latin.	3
The worst is always the present. La Fontaine.	4
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend. Byron.	5
When things come to the worst they’ll mend.	6
Who is it can say, “I am at the worst.” Shakespeare.	7