Happiness is an inside job.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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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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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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I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
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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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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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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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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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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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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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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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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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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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