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Before you speak, listen.
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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Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.
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Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.
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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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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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If laser beams can cut through mountains, why should we doubt the power of prayer?
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Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
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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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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible
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Forgiveness from others is charity from God, grace from oneself, wisdom.
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We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
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Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination.
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Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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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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Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
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