Ann Landers

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.

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. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

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

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.

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

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work so most people don't recognize them.

You need that guy like a giraffe needs a strep throat.

The best things in life aren't things.

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.

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.

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

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

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

Class never runs scared.It is sure-footed and confident.It can handle anything that comes along.Class has a sense of humor.It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations.Class never makes excuses.It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes.Class knows that good manners are nothing more than a series of small, inconsequential sacrifices.Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money.Some wealthy __lue bloods_ have no class, while individuals who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it.Class is real.It can__ be faked.Class never tried to build itself by tearing others down.Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.Class can __alk with kings and keep it__ virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch._ Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.If you have class, you__e got it made.If you don__ have class, no matter what else you have, it doesn__ make any difference.

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

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