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Happiness is an inside job.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Happiness
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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.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.
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The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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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
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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Forgiveness from others is charity from God, grace from oneself, wisdom.
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The winner asks, May I help? The loser asks, Do you expect me to do that?
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To make mistakes is human to stumble is commonplace to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
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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.
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Today's patience can transform yesterday's discouragements into tomorrow's discoveries. Today's purposes can turn yesterday's defeats into tomorrow's determination.
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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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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Before you speak, listen.
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Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
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