Abigail Van Buren

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

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

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''

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.

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.