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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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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Spirituality
Accomplish
Much
Accomplishment
Possess

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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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Do more than dream. Work.
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'If only' is the excuse of the loser 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
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The winner asks, May I help? The loser asks, Do you expect me to do that?
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Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Prepare while others are daydreaming.
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If laser beams can cut through mountains, why should we doubt the power of prayer?
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Opportunity is often difficult to recognize we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.
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A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.
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Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!
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Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
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The regeneration of a sinner is an evidence of power in the highest sphere--moral nature with the highest prerogative--to change nature and operating to the highest result--not to create originally, which is great but to create anew, which is greater.
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Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
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