A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThere is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOur words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe greatest failure is the failure to try.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDRaised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDMan, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThree enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDForgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIf 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 WARDThe winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDFlying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD