One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
WILLIAM FEATHEREarly morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.
More William Feather Quotes
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Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help.
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
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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.
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When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.
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Beware of the person who can’t be bothered by details.
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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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The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.
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The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.
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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.
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Don’t let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.
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We always admire the other person more after we’ve tried to do his job.
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A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it.
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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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A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
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