Trouble -- Wise Sayings About Trouble

A shady business never results in a sunny life.

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

A teakettle, although up to its neck in hot water, continues to sing.

Better a little with honor than much with shame.

Busy hands and minds will not let a heart grow heavy.

Dark clouds are things that pass; the blue heavens abide always.

Failure follows the man whose wishbone is where his backbone should be.

Failure is not falling down; it is remaining there when you have fallen.

Failure is the line of least persistence.

Few doors are open to him who knocks all of the time.

Folks who go to pieces easily may never have been put together properly.

Frustration is not having anyone to blame but yourself.

Happiness is not a station at which you arrive but a manner of traveling.

Having to suffer the consequences of our acts tends to develop responsibility.

He who has never made a mistake has never made anything

If a man could have half his Wishes, he would double his troubles. (<"" />Franklin)

If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear tight shoes.
It's better to face up to trouble squarely than to live in fear of it forever.
Never advertise your troubles; there's no market for them.
The trouble with some of us is that in trying times we quit trying.
Trouble is merely opportunity dressed in work clothes.
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.
You don't need to furnish references to borrow trouble.

Looking at the bright side of things will never impair your eyesight.

Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don't depend on it.

Need a helping hand? Try the end of your arm.

Never underestimate yourself. Plenty of others will do it for you.

No one knows the weight of another's burden.

People who complain they don't get all they deserve don't realize how lucky they are.

People who make the best of it seldom get the worst of it.

People who wait for their ship to come in usually find it a hardship.

Sometimes problems are more elusive than solutions.

Sometimes the best thing to get off your chest is your chin.

Success comes in cans. Failure comes in can'ts.

Success is never final and failure is never fatal.