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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.
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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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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!
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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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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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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