“Worry is like a rocking chair—it doesn’t get you anywhere”

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13 April 1916, Glen Elder (KS) Sentinel, pg. 5, col. 5:
Fretting is like a rocking chair; you do a great deal of agitating without getting anywhere.
 
1 May 1922, Daily News (New York, NY), pg. 11, col. 1:
Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps on going but never gets anywhere.—John Jappen, Cashier, 1702 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn.
The DAILY NEWS will pay $5 for every motto printed.
 
22 June 1947, The Sunday Courier and Express (Evansville, IN),  pg. 8A, col. 3 ad:
“Worry is like a rocking chair—it gives you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere!”
(CItizens National Bank.—ed.)
 
28 December 1947, Sunday World-Herald (Omaha, NE), “Nebraska Scene” by Robert Phipps, magazine, pg. 2C, col. 1:
Worry is like a rocking chair. It give you something to do, but gets you nowhere.
 
Google Books   
The Comic Encyclopedia:
A Library of the Literature and History of Humor Containing Thousands of Gags, Sayings, and Stories
By Evan Esar
Garden City, NY: Doubleday
1978
Pg. 382:
Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.
 
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Thought of the day:
Worry is like a rocking chair.
It keeps you going but gets you nowhere.
9:02 AM - 3 Aug 2015
Cork, Ireland