"C'était le meilleur et le pire de tous les..." Charles Dickens, Le Conte des deux villes - incipit

"C'était le meilleur et le pire de tous les temps"

La version originale est plus longue :

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

Charles DICKENS, Le Conte des deux villes