William A. Ward
William A. Ward
William Arthur Ward, is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims...
motivational challenges impossible
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible
frowning quitting criticize
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting
persistence wish world
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
wise guy littles
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
positive happiness appreciation
A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
grateful age be-grateful
We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
forgiveness forgiving prison
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
optimistic islands infinite
The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
spirituality accomplish
We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.
lynching choices personality
We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.
good-day priorities prime
Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.
encouragement kindness criticism
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.
success mountain masters
Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
be-kind kind fairs
Do more than be fair: be kind.