William Arthur Ward 1921March 30 1994 is one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.

William arthur ward poems. To love is to risk not being loved in return To live is to risk dying To hope is to risk despair To try is to risk failure. Fast from idle gossip. Also a poem that can motivate and encourage us when we feel like giving up.

William Arthur Ward on Risk To laugh is to risk appearing a fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out to another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss To love is to risk not being loved in return. If the life of an Individual depended Solely on his own resources He would soon fall. For This One Hour Poet.

For This One Hour I can be cheerful. A great poem to share with a graduate or any young person. Ward offers in his poem there would be many more successful people.

This poem is in the public domain. We all have the ability to choose and sometimes we make good choices and other times our choices are not the best. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.

Risk Poem by William Arthur Ward. Do more than give. I can thank God for life itself for opportunities For friends and for a hundred other blessings and Privileges to be counted cherished and enjoyed.

Be Grateful by William Arthur Ward If the life of a river depended Only on the rain that falls within the Confines of its own banks It would soon be dry. If I can push one needless cloud away. To banish worry doubt and fear.