Bessie-isms:

*Do not be overly proud of your ancestors. They may have climbed mountains and been heroes, but if you haven’t risen to that same level, you’d be wise to sit and be quiet, and do some more honest work yourself.

*One mischievous boy can cause a lot of trouble. Two can cause a hundred times as much. If you keep adding boys, you’ll quickly cause all hell to break loose.

Quotable:

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Francoise Sagan