Top 120 William Arthur Ward Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.”

— William Arthur Ward

102. “The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.”

— William Arthur Ward

103. “Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination.”

— William Arthur Ward

104. “A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.”

— William Arthur Ward

105. “We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.”

— William Arthur Ward

106. “Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.”

— William Arthur Ward

107. “Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.”

— William Arthur Ward

108. “Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.”

— William Arthur Ward

109. “Benedetto colui che ha imparato ad ammirare, ma non a invidiare, a seguire ma non a imitare, a lodare ma non a lusingare, a condurre ma non a manipolare.”

— William Arthur Ward

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

— William Arthur Ward

111. “We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.”

— William Arthur Ward

112. “The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.”

— William Arthur Ward

113. “The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.”

— William Arthur Ward

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

— William Arthur Ward

115. “Television remote controls encourage couch potatoes to exercise their options while broadening their base.”

— William Arthur Ward

116. “What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.”

— William Arthur Ward

117. “To the optimist, obstacles aare challenges, roadblocks are inspirations, and problems are invitations to achievement.”

— William Arthur Ward

118. “Freedom’s enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.”

— William Arthur Ward

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

— William Arthur Ward

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

— William Arthur Ward

121. “Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.”

— William Arthur Ward

122. “Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.”

— William Arthur Ward

123. “The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.”

— William Arthur Ward

124. “Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.”

— William Arthur Ward

125. “Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.”

— William Arthur Ward

126. “Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.”

— William Arthur Ward

127. “Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.”

— William Arthur Ward

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

— William Arthur Ward

129. “Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn’t always have to be their top priority.”

— William Arthur Ward

130. “A religion without the Holy Ghost, though it had all the ordinances and all the doctrines of the New Testament, would certainly not be Christianity.”

— William Arthur Ward

131. “Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.”

— William Arthur Ward