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 BURENKissing power is stronger than will power.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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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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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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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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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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How should they answer?
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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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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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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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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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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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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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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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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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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