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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENCruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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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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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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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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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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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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Accept every blind date you can get, even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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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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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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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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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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