Bessie-isms:

*If you desire to learn and be wise, shouldn’t you study with someone who is learned and wise, not the village idiot?

*You ladies need to learn this above all else; all the fashion, all the makeup and cosmetic surgery on earth will not improve your appearance a tenth as much as a warm, inviting smile. Even better, the smile comes free! Try it!

Quotable:

What do we live for, if not to make the world less difficult for each other?

George Elliot