(83 quotes found)
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
William Arthur Ward
“A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.”
“The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.”
“Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life -- not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving -- not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness -- not by our seeming greatness.”
“There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.”
“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”
“Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.”
“Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.”
“Vow to be valiant;Resolve to be radiant;Determine to be dynamic;Strive to be sincere;Aspire to be attuned.”
“Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.”