Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDI have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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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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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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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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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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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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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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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.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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What 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.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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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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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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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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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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