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We are more than what we do... much more than what we accomplish... far more than what we possess.

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
Accomplish
Much
Accomplishment
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Spirituality

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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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Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.
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Christmas is more than a time of music, merriment and mirth it is a season of meditation, mangers and miracles. Christmas is more than a time of carols, cards and candy it is a season of dedication and decision.
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Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
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Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.
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Another fresh new year is here. Another year to live! To Banish worry, doubt and fear, to love and give
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Our words reveal our thoughts our manners mirror our self-esteem our actions reflect our character our habits predict the future.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better upset or understanding hostile or humble furious or forgiving.
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Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
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Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development
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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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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions, knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but expects the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Believe while others are doubting.
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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven't.
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Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.
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Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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