59 result(s) for William Arthur Ward Quotes.
"The four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently."
"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."
"The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going."
"Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting."
"The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment."
"The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain."
"The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time; for the clock may soon be still."
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"To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success."
"The flame of the candle of life is being consumed continuously. Your obligation is to maximize its light before it is be extinguished."
"If you believe in something, believe in it all the way."
"The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."
"A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods."
"Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination."
"Friendship is not a big thing, it's a million little things."
"Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts."
"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people."
"The pessimist complains about the rain; the optimist expects it to stop; the realist adjusts the sails."
"The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it."
"If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that."
"Every person has a special gift; some people open their package while others do not. The choice is yours."
"Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try."
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"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work."
"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true."
"Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops."
"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
"Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end."
"The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain, he is inspired by it."
"Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them."
"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails."
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."
"The more we express our gratitude, the more we have to be thankful for."
"The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend."
"Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room – others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and sarcasm; others trails of gratitude and praise. What kind of trails do you leave?"
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"The greatest gift parents can give their children is belief in themselves."
"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."
"The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them."
"Consider man, then, as a world undergoing life’s most severe test – a world that either passes its tests or is doomed to a life of irresolution and unfulfillment. Consider yourself as a warrior in the most significant of all battles: the daily battle with life and its issues."
"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition."
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
"Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give."
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."
"The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend."
"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records."
"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."
"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them."
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
"Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness."
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you'?"
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities."
"The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall."
"Your true character is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do 'Nothing' for you."
"Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently."
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."
"The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision."
"The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds."
"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."
"Happiness is an inside job."
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