It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDCommend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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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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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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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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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
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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 optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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