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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOpportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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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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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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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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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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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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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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