William Feather Quotes

One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it's such a nice change from being young... view

By: William Feather

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it... view

By: William Feather

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age... view

By: William Feather

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it... view

By: William Feather

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim... view

By: William Feather

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure... view

By: William Feather

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine... view

By: William Feather

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person... view

By: William Feather

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute... view

By: William Feather

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers... view

By: William Feather

No man is a failure who is enjoying life... view

By: William Feather

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke... view

By: William Feather

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful... view

By: William Feather

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go... view

By: William Feather

Women lie about their age.. view

By: William Feather

Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right... view

By: William Feather

When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children... view

By: William Feather

When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us... view

By: William Feather

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work... view

By: William Feather

Wealth flows from energy and ideas... view

By: William Feather

We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job... view

By: William Feather

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations... view

By: William Feather

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes... view

By: William Feather

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can... view

By: William Feather

The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be... view

By: William Feather

The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon... view

By: William Feather

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally... view

By: William Feather

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability... view

By: William Feather

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend... view

By: William Feather

Few of us get anything without working for it... view

By: William Feather

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can... view

By: William Feather

Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you... view

By: William Feather

Beware of the person who can't be bothered by details... view

By: William Feather

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious... view

By: William Feather

Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand... view

By: William Feather

Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible... view

By: William Feather

He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities... view

By: William Feather

Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste... view

By: William Feather

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs... view

By: William Feather

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us... view

By: William Feather

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it... view

By: William Feather

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like... view

By: William Feather