ZZ Ward Quotes
You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it and that is the grave.
God asks no man whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.
The advertisements in a newspaper are more full of knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
It is defeat that turns bone to flint it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle it is defeat that makes men invincible.
In things pertaining to enthusiasm no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs jolted by every pebble in the road.
There is no such thing as white lies a lie is as black as a coalpit and twice as foul.
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and as the magnet finds the iron so it will find in every hour some heavenly blessings!
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but the thankful heart... will find in every hour some heavenly blessings.
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are but you must approach each man by the right door.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is not according to what he has.
A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.
The humblest individual exerts some influence either for good or evil upon others.
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.
It usually takes 100 years to make a law and then after it's done its work it usually takes 100 years to be rid of it.
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well being of mankind.
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain honest and upright.
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't.
No matter what looms ahead if you can eat today enjoy the sunlight today mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
A door that seems to stand open must be a man's size or it is not the door that Providence means for him.
Fear is a kind of bell or gong which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying.
Clothes and manners do not make the man but when he is made they greatly improve his appearance.
The meanest most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man and then qualifies it with a 'but'.
I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation and there must be a vent.
A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size or it is not the door that providence means for him.
Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
None love to speak so much when the mood of speaking comes as they who are naturally taciturn.
The strength of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going and going in that way too.
All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down provided it is the right temptation put in the right spot.
Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't.
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
God gave you a gift of 86, 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
You get use to someone—start to like them, even—and they leave. In the end, everyone leaves.