“The art of thinking is the greatest art of all, for 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' The thinker knows he is today where his thoughts have taken him and that he is building his future by the quality of the thoughts he thinks.” ThinkingKnowsMenHeartArtMotivationalTodayQualityTakenBuildingThinkerA Man Thinketh Author:Wilferd Peterson
“In practicing the art of parenthood, an ounce of example is worth a ton of preachment.” ArtExampleParenthood Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Friendship, awareness, happiness, all of the arts of the good life, are brilliant beads strung on the golden cord of love.” ArtAwarenessBrilliantGoldenGood LifeCordsBeads Author:Wilferd Peterson
“A man practices the art of adventure when he heroically faces up to life. When he has the daring to open doors to new experiences. When he is unafraid of new ideas, new theories and new philosophies. When he has the curiosity to experiment. When he breaks the chain of routine.” MenLifeArtIdeasPhilosophyFacesBreakPracticeDoorsAdventureTheoryCuriosityExperimentsChainsRoutineDaringNew IdeasNew ExperiencesUnafraidLife Is An AdventureLife AdventureAdventure And LifeNew Adventure Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm. . . . Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated. It is refusing to let present loss interfere with your long-range goal. . . . Success is relative and individual and personal. It is your answer to the problem of making your minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years add up to a great life.” YearsLongArtProblemJoyIndividualGoalHoursImaginationLossAnswersAttitudeWeekMinutesHonestyHumilityMonthsPercentOptimismAddIndividualityToleranceNineEnthusiasmRangeRelativeInitiativeSerenityDefeatedInterfereNinetyCheerfulnessMental AttitudeNinety NinePoise Author:Wilferd Peterson
“In gratitude for God's gift of life to us we should share that gift with others. The art of giving encompasses many areas. It is an outgoing, overflowing way of life.” WayGivingShouldArtGodChristianReligiousShareGratitudeBlessingAreasOutgoingGifts Of Life Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The art of achievement is the art of making life - your life - a masterpiece.” ArtAchievementMasterpieceBrush Strokes Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Believing is a daring adventure into the unseen, it is a radiant faith in the unexplored, the undiscovered, the miracles of the future. . . There is magic in the art of believing! Believe! Engrave these words of the Master in your memory: "All things are possible to those who believe." Believe! Believe in the limitless supply of God's goodness. The universe is filled with more wonders than you can imagine.” BelieveArtFaithUniverseMemoriesWonderImagineMagicAdventureMastersGoodnessAll ThingsMiracleFilledDaringUnseenLimitlessOur MemoriesRadiantUnexploredEngrave Author:Wilferd Peterson
“In cathedral or cottage, the art of worship is an inner adventure; it is the personal practice of the presence of God.” ArtGodChristianChurchReligiousPracticeAdventureWorshipCathedralsPresence Of GodCottages Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The supreme art of living is to strive to live each day well.” LifeWellsArtStriveSupremeEach DayArt Of LivingLive Each Day Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The art of work . . . It is going to your work as you go to worship, with a prayer of thankfulness and the aspiration to serve.” ArtWisdomPrayerWorshipAspirationWorking ItThankfulness Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.” ArtTwoIdeasInspirationHoursCreativeEightDesksLoafing Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Imagination is a flame that ignites the creative spirit. Imagination lights up your mind by stoking mental fires. It can be stimulated from the outside through the senses, or from the inside through the driving power of curiosity and discontent.” MindArtLightSpiritImaginationCreativeFireCuriosityDrivingSensesFlamesDiscontentLight UpIgniteCreative Spirit Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Imagination stimulates your thinking power by giving your mind abundant data with which to work. It opens the gate to dreams and fantasies so that you may become receptive, as a little child, in exploring the Kingdom of Ideas.” ThinkingGivingMindMayChildrenLittlesArtIdeasDreamImaginationFantasyKingdomsDataGatesWorking ItExploringReceptive Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Imagination guides you in your contacts with individuals and crowds, so you can discover new concepts and approaches.” ArtIndividualImaginationApproachConceptsCrowdsGuidesContact Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Imagination inspires you to look at everything with fresh eyes, as though you had just come forth from a dark tunnel into the light of day. Imagination becomes for you a magic lamp with which to search the darkness of the unknown, that you may discover new goals or chart more productive paths to old goals.” LooksMayArtLightEyeGoalImaginationDarkDarknessPathMagicInspireProductiveLampsTunnelsNew Goal Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Imagination helps you to recognize the reality of facts, but then to go beyond them, to penetrate beneath them, to rise above them in your search for creative answers to problems. Imagination "stirs up the gift of God in thee." Through your imagination you touch and express the inspiration of the Infinite. Imagination, in the words of Shakespeare, "gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name." You reach into the heavens to grasp an idea, then you bring it down to earth and make it work.” GivingArtIdeasFactsHelpingProblemRealityInspirationEarthNamesHeavenImaginationAnswersCreativeInfiniteLocalsTheePenetrateRise AboveGift From GodDown To EarthAiry Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God's gift of life.” ArtGodChristianReligiousHumilityAppreciationChristian LifeRecognitionDependenceGifts Of LifeDependence On Others Author:Wilferd Peterson
“The art of love is God at work through you.” LoveArtChristianLove IsGod Is LoveChristian Love Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Each moment of your life is a brush stroke in the painting of your growing career. There are the bold, sweeping strokes of one increasing, dynamic purpose. There are the lights and shadows that make your life deep and strong. There are the little touches that add the stamp of character and worth. The art of achievement is the art of making life-your life-a masterpiece.” LittlesArtMomentsCharacterLightLife IsPurposeStrongCareersGrowingPaintingAchievementShadowAddStrokesBrushesMasterpieceStampsSweepingLight And ShadowBrush Strokes Author:Wilferd Peterson
