To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDStudy while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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The adventure of life is to learn.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by 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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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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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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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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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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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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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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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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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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