To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDReal optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
-
-
Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
A 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 WARD -
Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Do more than be fair: be kind.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
The adventure of life is to learn.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
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 -
Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD -
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD