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I received an email the other day, it was one of those "forward this on to everyone you know and something good will happen to you" sort of things. I don't beleive in any of that crap, but the contents of the email itself did give me pause for thought. So I'm going to reproduce it here:

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'God bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.

There were a few things in there that hit home to me immediately, and I'm sure some of these words will resonate with other people out there as well.

War is not about who's right. It's about who's left.

A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

He who has the most toys when he dies, is still dead.

Is the glass half empty or half full? I used to be a "neither. the glass is merely twice the size it needs to be" kinda guy. Until I read this explanation today. "Empty means nothing is there. Half of nothing is still nothing. Therefore, the glass is half full."

Makes sense to me!

When life hands you lemons, bring out the bacardi cola.

He that cannot ask cannot live.

Occasionally I will add a quote here that I found to be thoughtful, insightful, funny, or any of the above. There won't be one every day, rather as and when I find them.

The first one is thus:

Life is like a sewer. You get out of it what you put into it.