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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'
William Arthur Ward
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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
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In life, satisfaction is experienced when activities are brought to a state of completion. Loss of energy and loss of control are functions of incompletion. The result of completing things releases one's ability to create. Prioritize any items that need to be completed, set a completion date, then do it.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
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Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.
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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.
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Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
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Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.
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To the optimist, obstacles aare challenges, roadblocks are inspirations, and problems are invitations to achievement.
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We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.
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The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.
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