The greatest failure is the failure to try.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDo more than be fair: be kind.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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 life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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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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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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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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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.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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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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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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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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