Bessie-isms:

*You are embarrassed when you get caught lying. You would be a much better person if you were embarrassed when you told the lie, not just when you are apprehended!

*If someone is drowning, a pithy lecture about the dangers of water is ill advised. At least save them first, so they will be alive to hear your succinct criticism!

Quotable:

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work.

Thomas Edison