To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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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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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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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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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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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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