"William Arthur Ward", author of Fountains of Faith, is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.

More than 100 articles, poems and meditations written by Ward have been published in such magazines as Reader's Digest, This Week, The Upper Room, Together, The Christian Advocate, The Adult Student, The Adult Teacher, The Christian Home, The Phi Delta Kappan, Science of Mind magazine/Science of Mind, The Methodist Layman, Sunshine, and Ideals.

His column Pertinent Proverbs has been featured in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and in numerous service club publications throughout the United States and abroad. He is one of the most frequently quoted writers in the pages of Quote, the international weekly digest for public speakers.

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

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

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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.

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

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Before you speak, listen.Before you write, think.Before you spend, earn.Before you invest, investigate.Before you criticize, wait.Before you pray, forgive.Before you quit, try.Before you retire, save.Before you die, give.

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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

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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.

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Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

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We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.

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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you'?

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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. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

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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.

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

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