Dear Abby

Advice Columnist American 1918 – 2013

Pioneering advice columnist Pauline Phillips with syndicated column.

386 quotes

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
"Troubled times call for troubled solutions."
Wisdom
"To get the best out of a man, go to his virtues, not his faults."
Leadership
"A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it."
Dreams
"If your parents didn't have any children, you probably won't either."
Humor
"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."
"It is impossible to be unhappy and grateful at the same time."
Gratitude
"Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."
Peace
"The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time."
Humor
"You can't make progress without making mistakes."
"If you're not made a fool by religion, then you haven't gone deep enough."
Faith
"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission."
Strength
"The secret to happiness is a bad memory."
Happiness
"Gratitude is the greatest pleasure."
Happiness
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
Courage
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."
Wisdom
"If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before."
Humor
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."
Solitude
"You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry someone you can't live without."
Love
"If women are supposed to be ever constructive and creative, why should they be barred from the same tools of creation as men?"
Justice
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
Perseverance
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Kindness
"Maturity is knowing that you were an idiot in the past."
Wisdom
"Don't let someone who doesn't know your value tell you how much you're worth."
"The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves."
Truth
"Fear is nothing but False Evidence Appearing Real."
Courage
"An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do."
Humor
"If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me."
Humor
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."