William Arthur Ward Quotes

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

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

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

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

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

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

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

Adversity causes some men to break others to break records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Happiness is an inside job

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

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

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.

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.

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

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

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.

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.

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