American Journalist, Advice Columnist – ''Dear Abby''
If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren – [Experience]


People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
Abigail Van Buren – [Fights and Fighting]


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.
Abigail Van Buren – [Character]


The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
Abigail Van Buren – [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''
Abigail Van Buren – [People]


True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
Abigail Van Buren – [Learning]