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 BURENI agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana – if it’s prescribed by a physician.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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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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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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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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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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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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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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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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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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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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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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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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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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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