You are what you are when nobody is looking.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENNever advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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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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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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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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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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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 want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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How should they answer?
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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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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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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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