Dear Abby

"You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails."

"Pride is a luxury that people with serious goals cannot afford."

"Housework done imperfectly still blesses and cleanses and nourishes and protects."

"Money isn't everything. Just try to imagine going to the dentist without it."

"If people spent as much time listening as they do talking, we wouldn't have so many problems."

"The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of his time each day."

"A friend is one who takes me for what I am and makes allowances for my weaknesses."

"If it's never our fault, we can't fix it."

"The real test of good manners is how a person behaves when something goes wrong."

"Some people treat life as a means to an end, always thinking about tomorrow."

"Marriage is a partnership that requires both people to be willing to work at it."

"Belief is the real power. If you believe you can, you probably can."

"The key to a successful marriage is making each other laugh."

"There's not a shortage of wonderful fathers, but there is a shortage of men who stay to raise their children."

"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes."

"It's impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all."

"Forget about the money, it will follow if you're good at what you do."

"The fact that there are laws to be broken gives us the impression that there is something worth dying for."

"One of the most difficult things to learn is how to accept help without feeling obligated."

"Age is relative only in your relation to it."

"Love is not selfish; sex is."

"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret."

"If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money."

"It takes less time to do something right than to explain why you did it wrong."

"The truth is, we all face hardships. It's not the load that breaks you down—it's the way you carry it."

"Don't waste time responding to critics. Your time is better spent on those who believe in you."

"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."

"The first time you buy a house you think how pretty it is and sign the check. The second time you look to see if the basement has termites."

"It is better to lose a couple of pounds of sweat in practice than gallons of blood in war."

"If you are no fun, you will not be re-elected."