Quotes from Ann Landers

A man spends the first half of his life learning habits that shorten the other half.

A husband is a man who wishes he had as much fun when he goes on business trips as his wife thinks he does.

It's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.

Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.

Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Know thyself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

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

Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.

Some people take pleasure in regaling one and all with details of their poor health. They are happy to give an organ recital to anyone who will listen.

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who walk into a room and say 'Here I am' and those who walk into a room and say, 'There you are.

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves.

Don't give up. Keep going. there is always a chance that you stumble onto something terrific. I have never heard of anyone stumbling over anything while he was sitting down

One trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out like fun.

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

Warmth, kindness, and friendship are the most yearned for commodities in the world. The person who can provide them will never be lonely.

When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.

The real trick is to stay alive as long as you live.

TV has had a stronger impact on our society than any single invention since the automobile. It has put the dead hand on conversation.

If you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you'll be married to a man who cheats on his wife.

Women complain about sex more often than men. Their gripes fall into two major categories: (1) Not enough. (2) Too much.

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold you head high, look it squarely in eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

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