It's not the increasing competition; it's going back to real work that most of us complain about. William Feather More Quotes by William Feather More Quotes From William Feather 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. William Feather educationmeanpeople Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends. William Feather inexpensivefriendshipway Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand. William Feather ambitionsightjobs Control from without flourishes when discipline from within grows weak. William Feather disciplinegrowsweak One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. William Feather financefunnythinking We all find time to do what we really want to do. William Feather wisdomwanttime Change, not habit, is what gets most of us down; habit is the stabilizer of human society, change accounts for its progress. William Feather progresshabitchange A woman seldom comes out of a sullen spell until she's sure her husband has suffered as much as she thinks he should. William Feather marriagehusbandthinking An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work. William Feather energymenideas I have won every argument I ever had with myself. William Feather argument Successful salesmen, authors, executives and workmen of every sort need patience. The great liability of youth is not inexperience but impatience. William Feather inexperiencesuccessfulneeds Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it. William Feather flatteryobjectsthick 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. William Feather sixmenyears Too many of us vote for our prejudices instead of our desires. William Feather voteprejudicedesire Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it. William Feather ninety-nineriskdone The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. William Feather fablesagewise Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful. William Feather answers-to-prayergratefulprayer Achievement is by all accounts to a great extent a matter of clinging after others have given up. William Feather achievementgivenmatter Some men never master anything other than the details of a job. Others master the main idea back of the job. William Feather jobsmenideas Once you have sold a customer, make sure he is satisfied with your goods. Stay with him until the goods are used up or worn out. Your product may be of such long life that you will never sell him again, but he will sell you and your product to his friends. William Feather maylifelong
