William Feather Quotes

American - Author | August 25, 1889 - January 7, 1981

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.

William Feather

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Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.

William Feather

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Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.

William Feather

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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.

William Feather

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An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

William Feather

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Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible.

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

William Feather

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He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.

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The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.

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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.

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Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

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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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