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 BURENI can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don’t live up to the expectations we have of them.
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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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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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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 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.
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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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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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