14 Quotes & Sayings By Abigail Van Buren

Abigail Van Buren is a staff writer for "The New Yorker" and the author of the memoir "My Age of Anxiety: A Midlife Reckoning." She is also a contributing editor at "Harper's Magazine" and the author of the book "Seeking Truth: The Life of Sylvia Plath." She lives in New York City.

The best index to a person's character is how he...
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The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. Abigail Van Buren
Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does ---...
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Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does --- except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place Abigail Van Buren
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If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. Abigail Van Buren
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The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. Abigail Van Buren
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You could move.' ---"Dear Abby" responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood. Abigail Van Buren
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If you want a place in the sun you've got to put up with a few blisters. Abigail Van Buren
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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. Abigail Van Buren
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself. Abigail Van Buren
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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
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People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren
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A church is a hospital for sinners not a museum for saints. Abigail Van Buren
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Accept every blind date you can get even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them. Abigail Van Buren
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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. Abigail Van Buren