Quotes by William Arthur Ward

“Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.”

“I like old books with covers worn... Old books I do not want to mend. Each speaks to me with pages torn And gently says, "I am your friend."”

“A poor appetite for books eventually leads to intellectual malnutrition.”

“Who gives a good book gives more than cloth, paper and ink... more than leather, parchment and words. He reveals a foreword of his thoughts, a dedication of his friendship, a page of his presence, a chapter of himself, and an index of his love.”

“Real happiness is more of a habit than a goal, more of an attitude than an attainment. It is the companion of cheerfulness, not the creature of circumstance. Happiness is what overtakes us when we forget ourselves, when we learn to open our eyes in optimism and close the door in the face of defeat.”