What Goes Around, Comes Around

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.

One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.

"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of."

And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, he graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time?

Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.


Someone once said:
"What goes around comes around."
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

--by Author Unknown

Quotes of William Arthur Ward

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
William Arthur Ward

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
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Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Opportunities are like sunrises - if you wait too long, you miss them.
William Arthur Ward

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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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.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.
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Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation.
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We are more than what we do, much more than what we accomplish, far more than what we possess.
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A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your step as you walk the tightrope of life.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
William Arthur Ward

Wise are they who have learned these truths:
Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
William Arthur Ward

Opportunities are like sunrises - if you wait too long, you miss them.
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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Four steps to achievement:
plan purposefully,
prepare prayerfully,
proceed positively,
pursue persistently.
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Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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