You were given the power to love in order to use it, no matter what pain it may cause you.

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No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into someone's life, to care for someone in need. What greater joy can there be?

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Friends are like spaghetti, they should stick together. The only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams you can find true happiness! ― Casi McLean

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It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone. ― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain. ― Aeschylus

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Give Happiness, Patience, kindness, and Care, and the PAIN goes away. Then only LOVE remains... ― Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

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At the threshold of pain is power. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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