William Arthur Ward Quotes
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Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
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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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We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.
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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
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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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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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A religion without the Holy Ghost, though it had all the ordinances and all the doctrines of the New Testament, would certainly not be Christianity.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible
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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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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best! I have the opportunity Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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Today's patience can transform yesterday's discouragements into tomorrow's discoveries. Today's purposes can turn yesterday's defeats into tomorrow's determination.
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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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Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails