The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENSome 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.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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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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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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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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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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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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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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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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