Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDCommend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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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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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s 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 winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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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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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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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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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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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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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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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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