If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.
WILLIAM FEATHERThat they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
More William Feather Quotes
-
-
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 FEATHER -
If you’re naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don’t like.
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.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
The good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.
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.
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.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young.
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.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.
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.
WILLIAM FEATHER -
Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.
WILLIAM FEATHER






