Sunday, February 26, 2012

Three from Ward

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.


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.


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.
-
William Arthur Ward



Before I went fishing on the internet this morning I did not know much about William Arthur Ward. I think I may have encountered some of his stuff earlier in life but did not pay it much heed. Given the amount of quotable material, this may be a William Arthur Ward week of some pithy sayings and thought inviting lists.

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