Dear Abby

"You cannot pour from an empty cup."

"The only real wealth is relationship."

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

"The mind is everything; what you think you become."

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"The greatest act of faith is letting go."

"Success is a journey, not a destination."

"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence is a habit."

"The most powerful word in the universe is 'yet'."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

"A human being is a single being. It is rare to find another being who understands you, let alone admires you."

"Misdirected love is a waste of love."

"The naked truth is better than the best-dressed lie."

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

"Maturity is the ability to make a decision and follow through on it."

"Never take for granted the small kindnesses that are shown to you."

"Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others."

"Love is a grossly overrated thing. It's all any of us are after in this life, our same old selves."

"Bored people are boring people."

"The problem with putting off until tomorrow what you could do today is that when you do it today, you'll probably have to do it again tomorrow."

"It's not the situation, but whether we react negatively or positively to it that is important."

"Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough."

"An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with prejudices."

"The most wasted day of all is that on which one has not laughed."

"Confidants are a liability."

"If you have a secret, my lips are sealed. But you better hurry up and tell someone else first."

"People are all basically the same. Only the window dressing is different."

"It's much harder to be pleasant when you're missing a meal than when you're missing a museum."