William Arthur Ward

“The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.”

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”

“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”

“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”

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

“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.”

“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.”

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”

“Happiness is an inside job.”

“Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate.”

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”

“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change.”

“We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.”

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

“Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.”