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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIf we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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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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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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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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Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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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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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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