Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDCommend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
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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.
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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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The adventure of life is to learn.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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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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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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