William Feather
William Feather
William A. Featherwas an American publisher and author, based in Cleveland, Ohio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 August 1889
CountryUnited States of America
jobs work hardest-job
The hardest job of all is trying to look busy when you're not.
ninety-nine risk done
Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.
men years speech
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.
jobs joy doe
I get quiet joy from the observation of anyone who does his job well.
goodwill
None of us can buy goodwill; we must earn it.
prayer grateful answers-to-prayer
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.
real responsibility boss
He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.
men problem bigs
Problems always appear big when incompetent men are working on them.
mistake men over-confident
Mistakes occur when a man is over-worked or over-confident.
law victory wages
Always remember that there is a law of compensation which operates just as infallibly as gravitation, and that victory goes at last where it ought to, and that this is just as true of individuals as of nations.
men discipline fit
Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.
wise men knowing
The wise man seeks little joys, knowing that life is long and that his quota of great joys is distinctly limited.
men language pronunciation
Command of English, spoken or written, ranks at the top in business. Our main product is words, so a knowledge of their meaning and spelling and pronunciation is imperative. If a man knows the language well, he can find out about all else.
education teaching learning
Education is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and its knowing how to use the information you get.