Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Betty White as Rose Nylund, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo.

To celebrate the show’s 30 year anniversary, we’ve rounded up the best life advice from Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose:

When you meet a man, try to make a strong first impression:

Blanche: I’m Blanche Devereaux and I know it’s not pertinent at the moment, but I’m double jointed.

If one of your friends seems a little down, ask them, R U OK?:

Rose: Sophia, why are you in such a bad mood?

Sophia: Forgive me Rose, but I haven’t had sex in 15 years and it’s starting to get on my nerves.

Never judge a book by its cover:

Blanche: Rose, what was your first impression of me?

Rose: I thought you wore too much make-up and that you were a slut. I was wrong. You don’t wear too much make-up.

Never cut school:

Rose: I once cut school and that proved very bad.

Dorothy: Oh, Rose. We’ve all cut school. It couldn’t have been that bad.

Rose: Oh, yes it was. That was the day they taught everything.

Dorothy: The final piece of the puzzle.

It’s good to be keen ... but try not to be too keen:

Blanche: There is a fine line between having a good time and being a wanton slut. I know. My toe has been on that line.

Always question a person’s true motives:

Dorothy: When a 22-year-old girl marries a man who’s 80, chances are she is not after his body.

Advice is best offered and received in a kitchen with a cheesecake on the table.Source:Getty Images

You’re only as old as you feel:

Dorothy: Oh c’mon, Blanche. Age is just a state of mind.

Blanche: Tell that to my thighs.

Make sure your outfit is appropriate for the social event you’re attending:

Blanche: Dorothy, do you think I’m dressed okay for the dog races?

Sophia: That depends, are you competing?

And the venue:

Blanche: What do you wear to a sperm bank?

Dorothy: Something attractive in rubber.

Blanche: I have that.

And your age:

Blanche: What do you think of my new dress? Is it me?

Sophia: It’s too tight, it’s too short and shows too much cleavage for a woman your age.

Dorothy: Yes, Blanche. It’s you.

Age is just a state of mind:

Blanche: This is strictly off the record but Dirk is nearly five years younger than I am.

Dorothy: In what, Blanche, dog years?

Don’t jump in the sack on the first date:

Sophia: It’s a sin. I don’t care what anyone says, it’s a sin. But I’d go back to eating fish on Fridays if his holiness gave that one the green light.

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Don’t be jealous of others:

Sophia: Jealousy is a very ugly thing, Dorothy ... And so are you, in anything backless.

Always look on the bright side of life:

Sophia: Blanche, a terrible thing has happened to you. But when life does something like this, there are a couple of things you got to remember. You got your health, right?

Blanche: Yeah.

Sophia: You can still walk, can’t you?

Blanche: That’s true.

Sophia: Great, go get me a glass of water.

No matter how bad things are, there’s always someone worse off:

Blanche: I have writer’s block. It’s the worst feeling in the world.

Sophia: Try ten days without a bowel movement sometime.

Use your outfit to make your intentions clear:

Blanche: Sophia, by placing this pearl necklace between my bosoms, does it make me look like I’m a sex-starved slut who is in need of a man to bed?

Sophia: Yes.

Blanche: Good, then pearl it is.

Never physically threaten someone who is far stronger than you:

Blanche: I can’t believe you said that! Oh if I weren’t a lady I’d deck you.

Dorothy: You try and I’ll have you on your back so fast you’ll think you’re out on a date.

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