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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
More William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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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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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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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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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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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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The adventure of life is to learn.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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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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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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