Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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 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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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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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 a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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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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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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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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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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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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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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