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 (1921–1994), Motivationsautor, Aphoristiker, Hochschuladministrator

Topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Guilt & Forgiveness

Occasions: For Reflection

William Arthur Ward

William Arthur Ward (1921–1994) war ein US-amerikanischer Hochschuladministrator, methodistischer Laienprediger und Publizist aus Texas. Bekanntheit erlangte er als produktiver Aphoristiker und Motivationsautor, dessen tausende Sinnsprüche christliche Tugenden wie Dankbarkeit, Nächstenliebe und gegenseitige Ermutigung thematisieren. Für Bibelleser bieten seine prägnanten Aphorismen bis heute alltagsnahe Denkanstöße für eine praktische christliche Lebensführung.

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