(1918-2002) [Esther Pauline Friedman] American Advice Columnist

The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married and the married wish to be dead.


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


Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead-that's where your future lies.


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


The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.