Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWhat 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.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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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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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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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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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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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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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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 the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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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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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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