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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOptimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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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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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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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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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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The adventure of life is to learn.
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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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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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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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