When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDForgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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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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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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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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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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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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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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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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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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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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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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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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The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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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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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
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