If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Abigail Van Buren
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to "prove their love" like a moose needs a hat rack.
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
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.
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who walk into a room and say, "There you are" and those who say, "Here I am"
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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