“It was better to know the worst than to wonder.”
“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”
“I think it is better to know the worst, rather than trying to imagine it.”
“. . . and even the worst ice cream is better than no ice cream.”
“Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong.”
“Worst is the one who knows better and does nothing.”