‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEveryone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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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.
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The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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