Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENReligion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you’ve got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.
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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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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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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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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Some 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.
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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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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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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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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How should they answer?
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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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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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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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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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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!
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