We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Happiness is an inside job.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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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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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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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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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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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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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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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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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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