To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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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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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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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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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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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.
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The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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