No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.
Ann LandersAll married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.
Ann LandersIf you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you'll be married to a man who cheats on his wife.
Ann LandersDon't indulge in gossip. ... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.
Ann LandersSome people take pleasure in regaling one and all with details of their poor health. They are happy to give an organ recital to anyone who will listen.
Ann LandersWhen life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.
Ann LandersExperience, they say, is the best teacher, but we get the grade first and the lesson later.
Ann LandersKeep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
Ann LandersWomen who are devoted to causes, such as overpopulation and the underprivileged [sic], are much less interested in fashion than, let's say, those who lunch at La Grenouille and Le Cirque.
Ann LandersMost of us would be willing to pay as we go if we could just finish paying for where we've been.
Ann LandersKnow yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
Ann LandersKnow when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.
Ann LandersLove is friendship that has caught fire. ... Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future, and it doesn't brood over the past. It's the day-in and day-out chronicle of irritations, problems, compromises, small disappointments, big victories and working toward common goals. If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don't have it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
Ann LandersExpect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” Then repeat to yourself the most comforting of all words , “This too shall pass.”
Ann LandersAt every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.
Ann LandersIf criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job.
Ann LandersWe need not fear life, because God is the Ruler of all and we need not fear death, because He shares immortality with us.
Ann LandersAnyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another check-out line.
Ann LandersIn recent years, there have been reports of people with twisted minds putting razor blades and poison in taffy apples and Halloween candy. It is no longer safe to let your child eat treats that come from strangers.
Ann LandersImagine you had a bank that each morning credited your account with $1,440 - with one condition: whatever part of the $1,440 you failed to use during the day would be erased from your account, and no balance would be carried over. What would you do? You'd draw out every cent every day and use it to your best advantage. Well, you do have such a bank, and its name is time. Every morning, this bank credits you with 1,440 minutes. And it writes off as forever lost whatever portion you have failed to invest to good purpose.
Ann LandersDon't give up. Keep going. there is always a chance that you stumble onto something terrific. I have never heard of anyone stumbling over anything while he was sitting down
Ann LandersMaturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.
Ann LandersIf you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
Ann LandersLove is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.
Ann LandersClass is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
Ann LandersA cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco, and drugs, with a small fire on one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief benefits are cancer of the lips and stomach, softening of the brain, funeral procesions, and families shrouded in gloom and grief. Although a great many people know this, they still smoke in order to appear sophisticated.
Ann LandersOne out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closest friends; if they seem OK, then you're the one.
Ann Landerstrouble is not a sign of inadequacy, stupidity or inferiority, but rather an inescapable part of life - proof that you are a card-carrying member of the human race.
Ann LandersIt's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.
Ann LandersFriends with benefits? More than friends? Don't sample the goodies unless you're willing to risk addiction and withdrawal.
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