Quotes by William Ward

• Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
• Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!
• Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
• The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.
• The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
• To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
• Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
• When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
• Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
• It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
• Happiness is an inside job.
• We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
• A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
• Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.
• A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
• God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"
• Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
• Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
• Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
• Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
• Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
• Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
• A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
• If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
• Do not wait for things to happen, make them happen