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Worry — Interest paid on trouble before it falls due.Harry "H. A." Thompson (1867-1936) American magazine editor, publisher
Article (1905-11-25), “Sense and Nonsense: Some Definitions,” Saturday Evening Post
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Article (1905-11-25), "Sense and Nonsense: Some Definitions," Saturday Evening Post - Thompson, H. A. | WIST Quotations
Worry -- Interest paid on trouble before it falls due. Often given as "Worry is the interest paid on trouble before it falls due." Collected in Thompson's The Cynic's Dictionary (1906). (This should not to be confused with the column by the same name (and similar theme) by Ambrose Bierce,…