The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
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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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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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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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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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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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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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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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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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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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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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