Bessie-isms:

*Flattery is a cheap and easy way to manipulate people lacking in self-confidence.

*No matter how dear a guest is, there comes a moment when they grow tiresome. The best guest knows this, and always manages to depart shortlt before that moment arrives.

Quotable:

There is a paradox in pride; it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

Charles Caleb Colton