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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENNever give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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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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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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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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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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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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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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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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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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