We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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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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We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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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 pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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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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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD