Abigail Van Buren quotes

" The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back. " # Character # Friends and Friendship # Dreams

" If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. " # Experience # Resignation # Money

" People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. " # Fights and Fighting

" True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. " # Learning # Ignorance # Danger

" The less you talk, the more you're listened to. " # Listening

" There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who walk into a room and say, There you are and those who say, Here I am " # People

" In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today. " # Leaders and Leadership # Wives # Marriage

" How should they answer? " # Questions

" Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes! " # Fights and Fighting

" It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. " # Wine # Age and Aging # Alcohol and Alcoholism