William A. Ward Quotes

1921–1994, American writer of inspirational maxims
quotes
16
topics
12
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“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
Smile
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“Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.”
Success
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“Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.”
Adversity
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“Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.”
Success
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“Every great person has first learned how to obey, whom to obey, and when to obey.”
Obedience
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“Committing a great truth to memory is admirable; committing it to life is wisdom.”
Wisdom
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“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.”
Imagination
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“Obedience to our Heavenly Father starts with our loving service to a needy brother.”
Service
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“Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.”
Listening
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“The winner persistently programs his pluses; the loser mournfully magnifies his minuses.”
Winners and Winning
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“Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.”
Change
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“Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.”
Life and Living
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“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
Teachers and Teaching
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“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.”
Leaders and Leadership
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“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 may not forget you.”
Encouragement
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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.”
Planning
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