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21 " A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. "
― William Arthur Ward
22 " God gave you a gift of 86 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you "
23 " Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room others by leaving the room. Some individuals leave trails of gloom; others, trails of joy. Some leave trails of hate and bitterness; others, trails of love and harmony. Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism; others trails of faith and optimism. Some leave trails of criticism and resignation; others trails of gratitude and hope. What kind of trails do you leave? "
24 " Another fresh new year is here . . .Another year to live!To banish worry, doubt, and fear,To love and laugh and give!This bright new year is given meTo live each day with zest . . .To daily grow and try to beMy highest and my best!I have the opportunityOnce more to right some wrongs,To pray for peace, to plant a tree,And sing more joyful songs! "
25 " Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. "
26 " Before you act, listen. Before you react, think.Before you spend, earn.Before you criticize, wait.Before you pray, forgive.Before you quit, try. "
27 " We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them. "
28 " if you can imagine it, you can achieve it, if you can dream it, you can become it "
29 " Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have. "
30 " The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision. "
31 " A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. "
32 " Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character. "
33 " 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. "
34 " We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead. "
35 " If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it. "
36 " if you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it. "
37 " We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. "
38 " The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING. "
39 " When we shut people out, we wall ourselves in;When we stop building bridges, we start erecting fences. "
― William Arthur Ward , Brighten your corner
40 " to make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity "