Bessie-isms:

*The man who sings the praises of the fox is a man who owns no henhouse. Understand a person’s true state or situation, before you listen to their blandishments too much.

*Listening is a fine art, requiring a person to hear what someone is actually saying, not hearing what they want them to say. More proper listening might occur if anyone actually tried to do it.

Quotable:

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover there is a nice man who wishes she were not.

H. L. Mencken