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

Quote by William Arthur Ward

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help,...

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help,...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or foe, a blessing or a curse, a...

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or foe, a blessing or a curse, a...

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your...

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your...

Happiness is an inside job

Happiness is an inside job

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you...

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you...

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at...

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at...

Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.

Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.

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

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

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

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

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckkon us with beepers...

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckkon us with beepers...

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice....

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice....

Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will...

Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will...

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

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

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

I've learnt that a smile and good morning goes a long way, and saying thank...

I've learnt that a smile and good morning goes a long way, and saying thank...

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So...

Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So...

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a...

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a...