Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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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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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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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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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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