Psychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENThe less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they’re alike. They’re both wonderful as long as they last.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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It is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent. It’s cruel, it’s brutal, it’s inhumane, and most people don’t want it.
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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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How should they answer?
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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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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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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