Quotes by William Arthur Ward

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.

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

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

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

Happiness is an inside job

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.

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

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.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesnt always have to be their top priority.

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

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

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.

Adversity causes some men to break others to break records.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

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