William Arthur Ward quotes:

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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.
A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
Happiness is an inside job.
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
Another fresh new year is here. Another year to live! To Banish worry, doubt and fear, to love and give
Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
Christmas is more than a time of music, merriment and mirth; it is a season of meditation, mangers and miracles. Christmas is more than a time of carols, cards and candy; it is a season of dedication and decision.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it.
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best!
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.
Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
A Winner's Blueprint for Achievement BELIEVE while others are doubting. PLAN while others are playing. STUDY while others are sleeping. DECIDE while others are delaying. PREPARE while others are daydreaming. BEGIN while others are procrastinating. WORK while others are wishing. SAVE while others are wasting. LISTEN while others are talking. SMILE while others are frowning. COMMEND while others are criticizing. PERSIST while others are quitting.
Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!
To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.
The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.
The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
If laser beams can cut through mountains, why should we doubt the power of prayer?
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: 'Choose ye this day....'.
A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.
America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.
This bright new year is given me
Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination.
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.
Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
Television remote controls encourage couch potatoes to exercise their options while broadening their base.
We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
To the optimist, obstacles aare challenges, roadblocks are inspirations, and problems are invitations to achievement.
God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.
A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires
A religion without the Holy Ghost, though it had all the ordinances and all the doctrines of the New Testament, would certainly not be Christianity.
A second-class is a first-class mistake.
A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best! I have the opportunity Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!
As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep adversity can be a treasure.
Before you speak, listen.
Believe while others are doubting.
Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails
Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than dream. Work.
Do you depend on others for motivation - or can you motivate yourself?
Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.
Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?
Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.
Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends... Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.
Gratitude is the the energy of faith.
'If only' is the excuse of the loser; 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
In life, satisfaction is experienced when activities are brought to a state of completion. Loss of energy and loss of control are functions of incompletion. The result of completing things releases one's ability to create. Prioritize any items that need to be completed, set a completion date, then do it.
Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development
Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.

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