Quotes by "Ann Landers"

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

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

One out of four people in this country is mentally imbalanced. Think of your three closest friends and if they seem okay, then you're the one.

The best things in life aren't things.

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

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.

If you have a good name, if you are right more often than you are wrong, if your children respect you, if your grandchildren are glad to see you, if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble, if you can face your God and say "I have done my best," then you are a success.

If you have a good name, if you are right more often than you are wrong, if your children respect you, if your grandchildren are glad to see you, if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble, if you can face your God and say, "I have done my best," then you are a success.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

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

I advise keeping four feet on the floor and all hands on deck.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.

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

One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closes friends; if they seem OK, then you're the one.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.

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

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

Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.