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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEnthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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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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Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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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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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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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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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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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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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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