The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIt 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.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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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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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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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 don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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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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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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Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you’ve got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.
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