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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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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Louisiana
United States
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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.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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The pessimist complains about the wind the optimist expects it to change the realist adjusts the sails.
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We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.
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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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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.
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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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Believe while others are doubting.
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