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
people possibility contemplating
Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure
self rely-on-yourself rely
It is better to rely on yourself than on your friends.
desire prejudice vote
Too many of us vote for our prejudices instead of our desires.
baseball years organization
In business, as in baseball, the prizes go most often to the organizations that pursue their objective hard and relentlessly every day of the year.
block progress temper
Avoid letting temper block progress-keep cool.
art men three
Management is the art of getting three men to do three men's work
argument
I have won every argument I ever had with myself.
patience firsts
Whether it's marriage of business, patience is the first rule of success.
education mean people
In ability choice education finance majorities people understanding voting A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to be one of the people. That means he must have the same superstitions, the same unbalanced prejudices, and the same lack of understanding of public finances that are characteristic of the majority. A better choice would be a candidate who has a closer understanding and a better education than the majority. Too much voting is based on affability rather than on ability.
success perseverance hard-work
If at first you don't succeed, try hard work.
real work competition
It's not the increasing competition; it's going back to real work that most of us complain about.
silly extravagance wealth
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.
intelligence brain important
Brains aren't everything, but they're important.
ambition tragedy ability
The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability