If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Abigail Van Buren

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

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren

A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Abigail Van Buren

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"
Abigail Van Buren

Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
Abigail Van Buren

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 Buren