The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENA bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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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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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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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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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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You could move.’ —“Dear Abby” responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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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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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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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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