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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.

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
Today
Yesterday
Discouragements
Defeat
Defeats
Discovery
Discouragement
Tomorrow
Discoveries
Turn
Transform
Turns
Purposes
Purpose
Determination
Inspirational
Patience

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