"Hell of a world we live in, huh? (...) But it could be worse, huh?"
"That's right," I said, "or even worse, it could be perfect."

Life might be bad...do not make it worse

Human life would be vastly better if pain were fleeting and pleasure protracted; if the pleasures were much better than the pains were bad; if it were really difficult to be injured or get sick; if recovery were swift when injury or illness did befall us; and if our desires were fulfilled instantly and if they did not give way to new desires. Human life would also be immensely better if we lived for many thousands of years in good health and if we were much wiser, cleverer, and morally better than we are.

That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse.

It could be worse. I can’t think how right now, but I’m sure it could be worse.

Could be worse, as they say." "That's the sum story of human history, isn't it? Could be worse. As if that's the very best that we can manage.

"Hell of a world we live in…"\n"That's right," I said, "or even worse, it could be perfect."

Everything we do in life can be better.

Es gibt noch ein anderes, besseres Leben.

The worst life is to wake up and have nothing you want to do. The best life is not being able to stop yourself from launching out of bed, working on a project that's important to you, and having so much clarity that stress and worry can't even find their way into your brain.

And what is the point of this story?
What information pertains?
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

It would have been better far for men To have got their children in some other way, and women Not to have existed. Then life would have been good.

Мы хлопочем, чтобы изменить жизнь, чтобы потомки были счастливы, а потомки скажут по обыкновению: прежде лучше было, теперешняя жизнь хуже прежней.

Few realize how much the world around us can be improved. Most things could be better—usually significantly better.

Part of becoming an entrepreneur is learning to see “not good enough” everywhere.