They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. Terry Pratchett
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. Maurice Chevalier
Ask a deeply religious Christian if he'd rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may not show him how to set up a wireless network in his house. On the scale of prejudice, atheists don't seem so bad lately. Scott Adams
Things never go so well that someone should have no fear, nor so bad that someone should have no hope. Danish Proverb
Nothing so bad but it finds its master. Dutch Proverb
Nothing so bad but it might have been worse. Dutch Proverb