Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion.
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.