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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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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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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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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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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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Flatter 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.
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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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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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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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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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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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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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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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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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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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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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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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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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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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