Food for Thought

No. 194

A real friend is one who says nice things behind your back

No. 193

Don’t play hard to get. Play hard to forget

No. 192

Don’t cry over anything that can’t cry over you

No. 191

People with ambition don’t give a damn what people think about them…but remember. It’s nice to be important but important to be nice.

No. 190

Sometimes you have to walk away from what you want and get what you deserve

No. 189

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go

—Hermann Hesse

No. 188

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride more relates to opinions of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us

No. 187

Don’t confuse jealousy with concern. If they are concerned they care. If they are jealous, they don’t care about you enough to be concerned

No. 186

Do stupid things when you are young so you will have something to smile about when you are old

No. 185

Don’t let what was get in the way of what’s next

No. 184

Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise

—Sarah Dessen (Lock and Key)

No. 183

You don’t have to have sex to cheat. One you find yourself deleting texts, you are probably almost there

No. 182

You can’t blame someone for walking away if you did nothing to stop them

No. 181

The joy of intimacy is the reward of commitment

—Joshua Harris

No. 180

Don’t wish for happiness. Don’t expect for happiness all the time. Wish for courage and strength and sense of humour. You will need all those.

—Anne Morrow Lindbergh