William A. Ward
William A. Ward
William Arthur Ward, is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims...
relationship encouragement forgive-and-forget
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
christmas emptiness ends
Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.
blessing bitter handicaps
We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.
inspiration achievement challenges
To the optimist, obstacles aare challenges, roadblocks are inspirations, and problems are invitations to achievement.
deep-love climbing risk
The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.
real optimism worst
Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.
giving joy thrill
The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.
real optimism complaining
Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.
men bridges years
Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
real believe optimism
Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.
teacher inspire great-music
A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.
adventure life-is
The adventure of life is to learn...
originals hard
Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
grace charity grace-of-god
Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.