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LOVE STARTS WITH A SMILE, GROWS WITH A KISS AND ENDS WITH A TEAR
DON'T CRY OVER ANYONE WHO WON'T CRY OVER YOU
IF LOVE ISN'T A GAME, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PLAYERS?
GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND, HARDER TO LEAVE AND EVEN HARDER TO FORGET
YOU CAN ONLY GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN PUSH
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
THE HARDEST THING YOU CAN DO IS WATCH THE ONE YOU LOVE, LOVE SOMEONE ELSE
DON'T LET THE PAST HOLD YOU BACK, YOU ARE MISSING ALL THE GOOD STUFF
LIFE IS SHORT, IF YOU DON'T LOOK ROUND ONCE IN A WHILE YOU MIGHT MISS IT
A BEST FRIEND IS LIKE A FOUR LEAF CLOVER, HARD TO FIND AND LUCKY TO HAVE
SOME PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD SPECIAL JUST BY BEING IN IT
BEST FRIENDS ARE THE SIBLINGS GOD FORGOT TO GIVE US
TRUE FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE STARS, YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE THEM BUT YOU KNOW THEY ARE THERE
DON'T FROWN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR SMILE
NO-ONE IS PERFECT UNTIL YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM
EVERYTHING IS OK IN THE END, IF IT'S NOT OK THEN IT'S THE END
MOST PEOPLE WALK IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE BUT ITS ONLY FRIENDS WHO LEAVE FOOTPRINTS ON YOUR HEART

LIVING ON EARTH IS EXPENSIVE, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE A FREE TRIP AROUND THE SUN
BIRTHDAYS ARE GOOD FOR YOU, THE MORE YOU HAVE THE LONGER YOU LIVE
HOW LONG A MINUTE IS DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE BATHROOM DOOR YOU ARE ON
IF IGNORANCE IS BLISS, WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE HAPPY?
MOST OF US GO TO OUR GRAVE WITH OUR MUSIC STILL IN US
IF ASDA IS LOWERING PRICES EVERYDAY, HOW COME NOTHING IS FREE YET?
YOU MAYBE ONLY ONE PERSON IN THIS WHOLE WORLD BUT YOU MIGHT BE THE WHOLE WORLD TO ONE PERSON
SOME MISTAKES ARE TOO MUCH FUN TO ONLY MAKE ONCE
DON'T CRY BECAUSE IT'S OVER, SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED
A TRULY HAPPY PERSON IS ONE WHO CAN ENJOY THE SCENERY ON A DETOUR
HAPPINESS COMES THROUGH DOORS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU LEFT OPEN

THERE WERE ELEVEN PEOPLE ON A ROPE DANGLING FROM A HELICOPTER, TEN MEN AND ONE WOMAN. THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD ALL BE KILLED UNLESS SOMEONE LET GO OF THE ROPE. SO THE LONE WOMAN GAVE A TOUCHING SPEECH ABOUT HOW SHE WOULD SACRIFICE HERSELF BECAUSE THATS WHAT WOMEN DID GIVE OF THEMSELVES, TO THEIR CHILDREN AND ALWAYS GAVE IN TO THEIR MEN. IT WAS SO TOUCHING THAT ALL THE MEN CLAPPED...... THE MORALE OF THIS STORY...... NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A WOMAN.

LOVE IS GRAND; DIVORCE IS AT LEAST A HUNDRED GRAND
TIME MAY BE A GREAT HEALER; BUT IT'S ALSO A LOUSY BEAUTICIAN
AMATEURS BUILT THE ARK; PROFESSIONALS BUILT THE TITANIC
TALK IS CHEAP BECAUSE SUPPLY EXCEEDS DEMAND
CONCIENCE IS WHAT HURTS WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE FEELS SO GOOD
AN OPTIMIST THINKS THIS IS THE BEST POSSIBLE WORLD
A PESSIST FEARS THIS IS TRUE
EVEN IF YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, YOU'LL GET RUN OVER IF YOU JUST STAND THERE
BRAIN CELLS COME, BRAIN CELLS GO BUT FAT CELLS LIVE FOREVER

I HIRED A PLUMBER TO HELP ME RESTORE AN OLD FARMHOUSE, AND AFTER HE HAD JUST FINISHED A ROUGH FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, A FLAT TYRE MADE HIM LOSE AN HOUR OF WORK, HIS ELECTRIC DRILL QUIT AND HIS ANCIENT TRUCK REFUSED TO START. AS I DROVE HIM HOME HE SAT IN STONY SILENCE. ON ARRIVING AT HIS HOUSE, HE INVITED ME IN TO MEET HIS FAMILY. AS WE WALKED TOWARDS THE FRONT DOOR, HE PAUSED BRIEFLY AT A SMALL TREE, TOUCHING THE TIPS OF THE BRANCHES WITH BOTH HANDS. UPON OPENING THE DOOR HE HAD UNDERGONE AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION. HIS TANNED FACE WAS WREATHED IN SMILES, AND HE HUGGED HIS TWO SAMLL CHILDREN AND GAVE HIS WIFE A KISS. AFTERWARDS HE WALKED ME TO THE CAR. WE PASSED THE TREE AND MY CURIOSITY GOT THE BETTER OF ME. I ASKED HIM ABOUT WHAT I HAD SEEN HIM DO AT THE LITTLE TREE. "OH, THATS MY TROUBLE TREE," HE REPLIED. "I KNOW I CAN'T HELP HAVING TROUBLES ON THE JOB, BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE, THEY DON'T BELONG AT HOME WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. SO I JUST HANG THEM UP ON THE TREE EVERY NIGHT WHEN I COME HOME AND ASK GOD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. THEN IN THE MORNING I PICK THEM UP AGAIN. FUNNY THING IS, " HE SMILED, " WHEN I COME OUT IN THE MORNING TO PICK THEM UP, THERE AREN'T NEARLY AS MANY AS I REMEMBER HANGING UP THE NIGHT BEFORE."

STANDING FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, REGARDLESS OF THE ODDS AGAINST YOU AND PRESSURES THAT TEAR AT YOUR RESISTANCE
... MEANS COURAGE
STOPPING AT NOTHING AND DOING WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART AND YOU KNOW IS RIGHT
... MEANS DETERMINATION
KEEPING A SMILE ON YOUR FACE WHEN INSIDE YOU FEEL LIKE DYING, FOR THE SAKE OF SUPPORTING OTHERS
... MEANS STRENGTH
HELPING A FRIEND IN NEED, NO MATTER THE TIME OR EFFORT, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY
... MEANS LOYALTY
DOING MORE THAN IS EXPECTED, TO MAKE ANOTHERS LIFE MORE BEARABLE WITHOUT UTTERING A SINGLE COMPLAINT
... MEANS COMPASSION
GIVING MORE THAN YOU HAVE AND EXPECTING NOTHING, BUT NOTHING IN RETURN
... MEANS SELFLESSNESS

SOME TIME AGO A FRIEND OF MINE PUNISHED HIS 3 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER FOR WASTING A ROLL OF GOLD WRAPPING PAPER. MONEY WAS TIGHT AND HE BECAME INFURIATED WHEN THE SMALL CHILD TRIED TO DECORATE A SMALL BOX TO PUT UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE. NEVERTHELESS, THE LITTLE GIRL BROUGHT THE GIFT TO HER FATHER THE NEXT DAY AND SAID "DADDY, THIS IS FOR YOU." HE WAS EMBARASSED BY HIS EARLIER OVER-REACTION, BUT HIS ANGER FLARED AGAIN WHEN HE FOUND THAT THE BOX WAS EMPTY. THEN HE YELLED AT HER, "DON'T YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEONE A PRESENT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING INSIDE OF IT?" THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKED UP AT HIM WITH TEARS IN HER EYES AND SAID, "OH DADDY, ITS NOT EMPTY. I BLEW KISSES INTO THE BOX. ALL FOR YOU DADDY." THE FATHER WAS CRUSHED. HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND THE LITTLE GIRL AND BEGGED FOR HER FORGIVENESS. THE MAN TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT THAT GOLD BOX NEAR HIS BED FOR YEARS. WHENEVER HE WAS DISCOURAGED, HE WOULD TAKE OUT AN IMAGINARY KISS AND REMEMBER THE LOVE OF THE CHILD WHO PUT IT THERE. IN A REAL SENSE EACH OF US HAS BEEN GIVEN A GOLD CONTAINER FILLED WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND KISSES. THERE IS NO MORE PRECIOUS A POSSESSION ANYONE COULD HOLD.