William Arthur Ward (1921–March 30, 1994) is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.
A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
Another fresh new year is here. . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! 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! I have the opportunity Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!
Do more than dream. Work.
Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
Television remote controls encourage couch potatoes to exercise their options while broadening their base.
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.
There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
The winner asks, "May I help?" The loser asks, "Do you expect me to do that?"
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.