The most trying moments in human experience were those in which there was nothing to be done except to wait.

Most of the things one worries about never happen.

Husbands and wives quarrel a lot more than anyone thinks, and it's oftener about little things than big ones.

There is a country proverb which says, 'If you don't trouble trouble - trouble won't trouble you.

Being in a rage was rather like being out in a thunderstorm - you couldn't hear yourself think.

When there is too much to say it is easier to say nothing at all.

Anyone who pretends not to be interested in money is either a fool or a knave.