William Arthur Ward

Quotes

• “The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of lif...”
• “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encou...”
• “Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind...”
• “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.”
• “A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”
• “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
• “Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future,challenge the improbable and attain the impossible”
• “We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.”
• “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”