At age 20, I learned that crime doesn't pay, even if it is done well.
At age 25, I learned that a new baby keeps the mother from having an
eight-hour day and the father from having an eight-hour night.
At age 30, I learned that strength is the charm of a man and charm is the
strength of a woman.
At age 35, I learned that the future is not what you inherit but what you
create.
At age 40, I learned that the secret of happy living is not to do what you
LIKE but to like what you do.
At age 45, I learned that life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90
percent how you respond to it.
At age 50, I learned that a dog is man's best friend and man's dogma can
be his worst enemy.
At age 55, I learned that little decisions should be made with my head and
big decisions with my heart.
At age 60, I learned that you can give without loving, but you can never
love without giving.
At age 65, I learned that to enjoy a long life, one should eat what he
wants after he has eaten what he should.
At age 70, I learned that life is not a matter of holding good cards but
playing a poor hand well.
At age 75, I learned that as long as you think you are green, you will
continue to grow, and keep growing!
At age 80, I learned that to love and be loved is the greatest joy in the
world.
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Simple Friends vs Real Friends
Anyone can stand by you when you are right,
but a Friend will stand by you even when you are wrong...
A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.
A real friend doesn't have to.
A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life.
A real friend says, "What's new with you?"
A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.
A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years.
Get off your duff and do something about it."
A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.
A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.
A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.
A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.
A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.
A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an
argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had
a fight.
A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you