Do more than be fair: be kind.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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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.
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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
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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.
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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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.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
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