Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDFaith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDHappiness is an inside job.
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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDCommend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIn the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWe can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThere is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDForgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDRaised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDelays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThree enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDOur greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDDo more than believe: practice.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD