The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThree keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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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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Do more than believe: practice.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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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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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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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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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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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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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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