“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”
This quote has no known author and is recorded as an anonymous proverb.
About this quote
The joke works because it is delivered in the voice of a man who did not expect to be judged kindly, and it is usually quoted as the summary of a life spent enjoying the argument. It is a good line for anyone who has decided that nerve can include a sense of humour about oneself.