WFWilliam Feather

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William Feather

Life dates: 1889 AD — 1981 AD

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Quotations and sayings

01c. 1935 AD

Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after others have let go.

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02c. 1935 AD

Beware the person who won't be bothered with details.

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03c. 1935 AD

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

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04c. 1935 AD

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend

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05c. 1935 AD

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

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06c. 1935 AD

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.

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07c. 1935 AD

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

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08c. 1935 AD

If we don't discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us.

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09c. 1935 AD

Unless a man has been kicked around a little you can't really depend upon him to amount to anything.

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10c. 1935 AD

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.

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11c. 1935 AD

A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty.

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12c. 1935 AD

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing.

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13c. 1935 AD

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

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14c. 1935 AD

Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.

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15c. 1935 AD

The way to get ahead is to start now.

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16c. 1935 AD

Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty.

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17c. 1935 AD

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

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18c. 1935 AD

The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether they are or not.

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19c. 1935 AD

The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.

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20c. 1935 AD

We all find time to do what we really want to do.

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21c. 1935 AD

Do each daily task the best we can act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us.

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22c. 1935 AD

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

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23c. 1935 AD

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. ... Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.

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24c. 1935 AD

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

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