It's a good saying. It's a logical saying, but what happens when you lean on one more than the other. Hope too much and you're reckless and in danger of getting hurt. Prepare too much and you're safe, but are you really happy? Are you really living or are you just surviving?
There needs to be a balance. Finding it tends to be a pain, considering it moves around constantly.
Don't know why I posted this, maybe looking for other thoughts on it. Maybe I'm just lost in my head right now. I don't know.