If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIt is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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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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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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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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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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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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How should they answer?
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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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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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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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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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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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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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