Thoughts—Worry	
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Worry never climbed a hill.
Worry never paid a bill.
Worry never dried a tear.
Worry never calmed a fear.
Worry never fixed a wheel.
Worry never cooked a meal.	
Worry never led a horse to water.	
Worry never done a thing you’d think it oughta.	
If you think you can, you can.  And if you think you 
can’t, you’re right.   —Mary Kay Ash
A Chinese man once said that he could write the 
biography of the average American in three
chapters — Hurry — Worry — Bury
It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.   
    —Alice Rice
The 6 great negatives to our health, happiness, and 
success: Regret, Worry, Guilt, Blame, Gossip, and 
Resentment.  Removing just one can change your 
life.     —Charles Glassman
 
Too many people miss the silver lining because 
they’re expecting gold.  —Maurice Seitter
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
One man had too many things to worry about so 
he decided that he would use one day each week to 
worry.  As worries happened, he would write them 
down and put them in his Worry Box.  Then on 
Worry Wednesday, he would open his Worry Box 
and read through each worry he had written about.  
To his surprise, most of the things he worried about 
had already been solved or taken care of in some 
other way.  He learned from his Worry box that 
there was very little reason to spend his days 
worrying.
Confidence is what we get when we take fear, face 
it, and replace it.   —Tim Fargo	
Did you know that American word worry comes 
from an Anglo-Saxon word that means to strangle 
or to choke?  Worry cuts off the air that allows us 
to enjoy the day.  We get so busy worrying about 
yesterday or tomorrow, that we miss today!
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may 
never happen.     —Ben Franklin
Peaceful mind:  The dessert of the man who is 
too busy to worry by day, and too sleepy to worry 
at  night.    —Woodrow  	Wilson	
Worry gives a small 
thing a big shadow.
—Swedish saying
Worry is like a roller 
coaster ride that you 
think will take you 
somewhere, but it never 
does. —Alder
1. List 7 things worry never did.
2. Ash:  a) What happens if you think you can?  
 b) What happens if you think you can't?
3. Glassman: What are the 6 great negatives to our 	
health, happiness, and success?	
4. Seitter:  Why do people miss the silver lining?
5. Never trouble trouble until when?
6. a) What is a worry box?  b) What would happen 	
on Worry Wednesday?  c) Why was he 	
 surprised?  d) What did he learn?
7. Fargo:  How do we get confidence?
8. a) From where does the American word worry 	
come?  b) What does worry cause us to miss?	
9. Wilson:  a) For what reason does the man not 	
worry by day?  b) Not worry at night?	
10. Swedish: What does worry give a small thing?
11. Alder: Why is worry like a roller coaster ride?
12. a) Which quote do you like?  b) Why?
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