Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDAdversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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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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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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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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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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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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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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