There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

Gossip is vice enjoyed vicariously

Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without bein' under suspicion

Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely

The chronic grumbler is a church social compared to the feller that agrees with everything you say

It's no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be