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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIf 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.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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So yesterday you fell off the wagon? Or maybe you blew your diet? Or lost your temper and shot off your mouth? Well, that was yesterday. Today is a brand-new day with a clean slate, so forget yesterday!
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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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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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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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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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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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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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