Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENThe less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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You could move.’ —“Dear Abby” responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
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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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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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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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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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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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