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 BURENIf you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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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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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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 want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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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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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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