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.
WILLIAM FEATHERSuccess seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
More William Feather Quotes
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Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.
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One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.
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That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
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An idea isn’t worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.
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Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
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One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
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Few of us get anything without working for it.
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He isn’t a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.
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If people really liked to work, we’d still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.
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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.
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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.
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If you’re naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don’t like.
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Business is always interfering with pleasure – but it makes other pleasures possible.
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Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
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