Quotes by Ann Landers

“It is far better to be alone than to wish you were”

“One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything before you go to bed”

“Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day”

“The Lord gave us two ends - one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.”

“What the vast majority of American children needs is to stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured, stop being catered to. In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.”

“Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. Its the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.”

“The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right thing, but to enjoy right things; not merely industrious, but to love industry; not merely learned, but to love knowledge.”

“A hug is the perfect gift; one size fits all, and nobody minds if you exchange it.”

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.”

“Love is the greatest refreshment in life”

“A woman can defend her virtue from men much more easily than she can protect her reputation from women”

“People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. They dont consider it servitude.”

“People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.”

“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.”

“Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.”

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

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. Its the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.