Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEncourage me, and I will not forget you.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDForgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDTo the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDToday 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 WARDFlatter 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 WARDDo more than be fair: be kind.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDRaised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWhen we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDo more than believe: practice.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDForgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA 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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDMan, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEnthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD