Bessie-isms:

*You men must attend the birth of your children, both to see such a wondrous event, and to support the woman who blames you for her predicament. But you also need to see ever  freckle, every mark on your child, to avoid the temptation later, when they are a teen, to think your perfect child was given to other parents!

*Live boldly, and don’t pass up the chance to do all you can. In the end, when you die, you’ll have fewer regrets, and none for things you left undone.

Quotable:

Common sense is the knack for seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Calvin E Stowe