What Is A Friend?

"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." 

~William Arthur Ward 

To learn more about the various types of friendships worldwide, and their specific meanings, please visit here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship

To share what friendship means to you, and how you define it, please use the comment box below.  

Who has been your best friend, in the past or present, and what has made or makes it so?

Faith...

“Faith sees a beautiful blossom

in a bulb,

a lovely garden

in a seed,

 and a giant oak

in an acorn.”

~William Arthur Ward 

Born and reared in Louisiana, Dr. Ward entered the United States Army as a private in 1942 and rose to the rank of captain. Part of his four years of military service was spent in the Philippines.

READ MORE HERE:  http://quotes-of-wisdom.eu/en/author/william-arthur-ward/biography

Throw, complain, stumble, climb, or BUILD!

 “We can throw stones, complain about them,

 stumble on them,  climb over them,

 or build with them.” 

~William Arthur Ward

William Arthur Ward (1921–1994), 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, The Methodist Layman, Sunshine, and Ideals.  Further information regarding William A. Ward, found here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arthur_Ward

Cloudy vs. Sunny

“A cloudy day  is  no match  for a  sunny  disposition.”

~William Arthur Ward

William Arthur Ward (1921–1994), author of Fountains of Faith, is one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.  To learn more, please visit:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arthur_Ward