William Arthur Ward

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

Another fresh new year is here another year to live to banish worry doubt and fear to love and laugh and give

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

Do more than dream. Work.

Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

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

The winner asks, May I help? the loser asks, Do you expect me to do that?

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

Only the person who risks is truly free.

Prepare while others are daydreaming.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.

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

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

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

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

A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.

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

Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care lest a little thing horn in and get your goat

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

Happiness is an inside job.

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

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.

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

Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

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

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.

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

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day a triumphant day an abundantly rewarding day

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

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

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

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

The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

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

I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.

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

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

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

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

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

Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

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

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

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

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.

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!

Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

A warm smile is the Universal language of kindness.

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.

Another fresh new year is here another year to live To banish worry doubt and fear to love and laugh and give