Best 136 quotes of William Arthur Ward on MyQuotes

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.

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.

A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires

A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.

A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.

America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.

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

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!

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

A religion without the Holy Ghost, though it had all the ordinances and all the doctrines of the New Testament, would certainly not be Christianity.

A second-class is a first-class mistake.

As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep adversity can be a treasure.

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.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

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

A Winner's Blueprint for Achievement BELIEVE while others are doubting. PLAN while others are playing. STUDY while others are sleeping. DECIDE while others are delaying. PREPARE while others are daydreaming. BEGIN while others are procrastinating. WORK while others are wishing. SAVE while others are wasting. LISTEN while others are talking. SMILE while others are frowning. COMMEND while others are criticizing. PERSIST while others are quitting.

Before you speak, listen.

Believe while others are doubting.

Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.

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; and the realist adjusts the sails

Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.

Christmas is more than a time of music, merriment and mirth; it is a season of meditation, mangers and miracles. Christmas is more than a time of carols, cards and candy; it is a season of dedication and decision.

Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.

Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.

Do more than be fair: be kind.

Do more than dream. Work.

Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.

Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.

Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.

Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.

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?

Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.

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

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.

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

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.

Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends... Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.

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

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.