◎ Ruth a.k.a.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.

It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone—but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Don’t go for looks; they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

Always put yourself in the other’s shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

令人心碎的是，爱一个人却得不到回报。但比这更痛苦的是，爱一个人却没有勇气让那个人知道你的感受。

生命中令人悲伤的一件事，是你遇到了一个对你来说很重要的人，却最终发现你们有缘无份，因此你不得不放手。

最好的朋友就是那种能和你促膝而坐，彼此不说一句话，而在离开之后，觉得这是你有过的最好交谈的人。

我们常常不知道我们拥有什么，直到我们失去它，但另一个事实是，我们不知道我们一直缺少什么，直到我们拥有它。

只需一分钟就可以迷恋上一个人，一个小时喜欢上一个人，一天爱上一个人，但用一生去忘记一个人。别倾心于容貌，因为它具有欺骗性。不要追求财富，千金终究会散尽。寻找那个可以使你微笑的人，只有微笑才能使黑暗的日子变得光明。

做你想做的梦，去你想去的地方，成为你想成为的人吧，因为你只有一次生命，一个机会去做所有那些你想做的事。

要设身处地地为别人着想。如果你感到可能会伤害自己，那就可能也会伤害别人。

无心快语可能引发争执，无情之词可能折损生命，适时温语可能缓解压力，而关爱之声可能治愈心灵。

最快乐的人未必就要拥有所有最好的东西，他们只会让大部分事情顺其自然。

爱始于微笑，在吻中成长，在眼泪中结束。当你出生的时候，你哭着，你周围的每个人都在微笑。好好生活吧，这样，当你死的时候，你一个人在笑，而周围的人都在哭。