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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

William Arthur Ward

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Difference Dream People Preparation
Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Anxiety Blessing Enemy Gratitude Mistake Peace Regret
The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Care Generosity Life
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Encouragement Forget Myself Yourself
To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Difference Perspective Thinking
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Prayer Purpose Success Weakness World
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Human Laugh Mistake Wisdom
Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Care Daring Generosity Live
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Forgiveness Life Live Prison
‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Failure Lose Winner
I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Joy Myself Opportunity Peace Plant Prayer Right Sing Tree Wrong
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Death Defeat End Failure
A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Decision Failure Inspirational Success
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 WARD

Day Live
If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Help Love Yourself
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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Feeling Gift Gratitude Health Light Morning Night

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