Dear Abby

"Being kind is more important than being right"

"Your past is not your future"

"The best inheritance a parent can give is to allow their children to make their own mistakes"

"Time is the most valuable commodity there is"

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important"

"A marriage proposal is not the end of courtship, it's the beginning of life together"

"The most bitter tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid"

"Self-esteem comes from discipline"

"Never go to bed angry; stay up and fight like crazy"

"The greatest gift to give is your undivided attention"

"People who drink to drown their sorrows should be told that sorrow knows how to swim"

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch"

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal"

"The greatest legacy is one of character"

"Creativity is intelligence having fun"

"Nature has a way of healing what we cannot"

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase"

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little extra"

"Patience is a virtue that rewards the steadfast"

"A grateful heart is a happy heart"

"Dreams are the blueprints of success"

"Education opens doors that talent and hard work alone cannot"

"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable"

"Freedom is not free; it costs those willing to defend it"

"Peace comes from within; you must not seek it without"

"Art is the soul of a nation speaking"

"Science is simply organized knowledge"

"Music is the universal language of humanity"

"History repeats itself for those who don't learn from it"

"Philosophy begins with wonder"