Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENYou are what you are when nobody is looking.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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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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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don’t live up to the expectations we have of them.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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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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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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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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