While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENWomen who miscalculate are called mothers.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.
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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
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Kids grow up awfully fast these days,”she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
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Accept every blind date you can get, even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them.
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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from ‘Dear Abby’ instead of going to Mom and Dad.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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Psychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.
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