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Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby is the name of the notable advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name Abigail Van Buren and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. According to Pauline Phillips, she came up with the pen name, Abigail Van Buren, by combining the name of a biblical figure, Abigail in the Book of Samuel, with the last name of former U.S. President Martin Van Buren. The column was syndicated by McNaught Syndicate from 1956 until 1966, when it moved to Universal Press Syndicate. Dear Abby's current syndication company claims the column is known for its "uncommon common sense and youthful perspective". A similar column, Ask Ann Landers, was written from 1955 to 2002 by Pauline's twin sister Eppie Lederer.

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

If we could sell our experience 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 your 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.

The trouble with current times is that the future is not what it used to be.

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.