William George Ward foi um teólogo católico romano inglês.
“O pessimista se queixa do vento, o otimista espera que ele mude e o realista ajusta as velas.”
The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; The realist adjusts the sails
citado em "The Reader's digest: Volume 134" - página 54, DeWitt Wallace, Lila Bell Acheson Wallace - 1989
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The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
"The Ideal of a Christian Church Considered in Comparison with Existing Practice: Containing a Defence of Certain Articles in the British Critic in Reply to Remarks on Them in Mr. Palmer's 'Narrative.'"; Por William George Ward; Publicado por J. Toovey, 1844; Original da Universidade da Califórnia; Digitalizado pela 12 out. 2007; 601 páginas books.google- Página 100 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=w1hCAAAAIAAJ&d