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

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One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, an...

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

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

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

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancemen...

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The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two ...

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Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these...

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

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

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work...

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No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

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

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

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

Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.

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

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they di...

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

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

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

Work is the best method devised for killing time.

The way to get ahead is to start now.

Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty.

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these ...

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

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

Wealth flows from energy and ideas.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in th...

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Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend

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

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

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Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do e...

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

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.

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

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

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's pro...

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

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William Feather

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Born: 1889-08-25

Died: 1981-01-07

William A. Feather (25 August 1889 - 7 January 1981) was an American publisher and author, based in Cleveland, Ohio, where he published The William Feather Magazine.More