Top 15 Pauline Phillips Quotes

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.

"You could move.' — -"Dear Abby" responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood."

The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.

"You could move.”
~Abigail Van Buren, "DEAR ABBY" In response to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood."

JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.

I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I'll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly, and not interrupt when someone else is talking. Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody but myself.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll quit. If I'm overweight, I will eat healthfully — if only for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it's only around the block.

JUST FOR TODAY, I will gather the courage to do what is right and take the responsibility for my own actions.

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does
- except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But
only if the grapes were good in the first place.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

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

The church is not a museum for saints it's a hospital for sinners.

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age.Nothing does — - except wrinkles.It's true,some wines improves with age.But only if the grapes were good in the first place

Kissing power is stronger than will power.

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.