While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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 your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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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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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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I agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana – if it’s prescribed by a physician.
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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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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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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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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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