Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDFlatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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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 cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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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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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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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 adventure of life is to learn.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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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 essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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