How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived.
We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down.
Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?
This was a great year for preventive worrying. Seldom in recent history have so many people worried about so many things that didn't happen in the end.
I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
Needless fear and panic over disease or misfortune that seldom materialize are simply bad habits. By proper ventilation and illumination of the mind it is possible to cultivate tolerance, poise and real courage.
Some of your hurts you have cured, And the sharpest you still have survived, But what torments of grief you endured From the evil which never arrived.
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.
Though life is made up of mere bubbles 'Tis better than many have, For while we've a whole lot of troubles The most of them never occur.
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
The crisis you have to worry about most is the one you don't see coming.
Other Definitions of Worry Anxiety is the great modern plague. But faith can cure it.
Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.
Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by overanxiety.
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
Worry is a morbid anticipation of events which never happen.
Worry is the sin we're not afraid to commit.