Quotes by William Arthur Ward

"Nothing limits achievement like small things; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination."

"If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

"Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority."

"We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead."

"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."

"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."

"Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character."

"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition."

"The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision."

"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."

"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them."

"Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have."

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it, if you can dream it, you can become it."

"Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible."

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

"We are more than what we do, much more than we accomplish, far more than what we passes."

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it."

"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."

"Benedetto colui che ha imparato ad ammirare, ma non a invidiare, a seguire ma non a imitare, a lodare ma non a lusingare, a condurre ma non a manipolare."

"Failure is delay but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street."

"The surest cure for loneliness, the quickest way to happiness, is found in this, a simple creed: Go serve someone in greater need."

"I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be."

"Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook."

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity"

"The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING."

"Happiness is an inside job."

"We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys."

"We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them."

"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves."

"Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try."

"To laugh is to risk appearing a fool, To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out to another is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss To love is to risk not being loved in return, To hope is to risk despair, To try is to risk failure. 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; the realist adjusts the sails."

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses."

"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."

"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. The beauty of life is to give."

"God gave you a gift of 86 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you"

"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."

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings."

"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records."

"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."

"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!"

"God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?"

"A life lived without forgiveness is a prison."

"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."

"Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate."

"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 resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave?"

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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of anger and the shackles of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

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Change is like sunshine. It can be friend or foe, blessing or curse, dawn or dusk.

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A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

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When you hear the gentle babbling of the stream of your soul, remember that if there is a stream, there must be an ocean somewhere.

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Opportunities are like the sunrise. If you wait too long, you'll lose them.

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If you can imagine it, you can make it happen. If you can dream it, you can make it come true.

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects to change course; the realist adjusts the sails.

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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; he feels your fears but strengthens your faith; he sees your worries but sets your soul free; recognizes your limitations but emphasizes your potential.

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Let failure be our teacher, not our undertaker... failure is delay, not defeat... a temporary detour, not a dead end.

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The mediocre teacher explains. A good teacher gives reasons. The excellent teacher demonstrates. A great teacher inspires me.