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13 Lines to Live By

I've had these in my inbox forever. I really like them and haven't wanted to delete them. I figured I could preserve them for posterity here.

1. I love you, not for who you are, but rather for who I am when I am with you.
2. Nobody deserves your tears, and whoever might deserve them, will never make you cry.
3. Simply because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, does not mean they don't love you will all their being.
4. A true friend is someone who takes your hand, and touches your heart.
5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting next to them and to know that you will never have them.
6. Never stop smiling, not even if you are sad, because you never know who might fall in love with your smile.
7. You may be only one person in the world, but for someone you are the whole world.
8. Don't spend time with someone who is not willing to spend it with you.
9. Perhaps God wants you to meet many of the wrong people before you meet the right one, so that when you finally meet them you will know to be grateful.
10. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
11. There will always be people that will hurt you, so keep having faith, and be careful with whom you trust twice.
12. Make sure that you know who you are before meeting somebody else. Don't expect someone to figure that out for you.
13. Don't try so hard. The best things happen when you least expect them.