Quotes from William Arthur Ward

A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires

Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.

God gave you a gift of 84, 600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.

Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

Every day is a good day to examine our prime-time priorities.

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.

The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.

Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.

Real happiness is more of a habit than a goal, more of an attitude than an attainment. It is the companion of cheerfulness, not the creature of circumstance. Happiness is what overtakes us when we forget ourselves, when we learn to open our eyes in optimism and close the door in the face of defeat.

America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.

Some knees bend only under the load of a heavy heart; some eyes are opened only after the head is bowed.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

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.