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

Abigail Van Buren

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How should they answer?
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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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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O, heavenly Father: we thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember the friendless. We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service, That thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen.
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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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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. I cannot understand why the federal government should interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, nor why it would ignore the will of a majority of voters who have legally approved such legislation.
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If you don't value what you have, you're sure to lose 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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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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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