Quote

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

William Feather

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

William Feather
Age: 91 †
Born: 1889
Born: August 25
Died: 1981
Died: January 7
Author
Writer
Jamestown
New York
Self
World
Discipline

More quotes by William Feather

Image
None of us can buy goodwill we must earn it.
William Feather
Image
Problems always appear big when incompetent men are working on them.
William Feather
Image
No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.
William Feather
Image
Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.
William Feather
Image
If we conducted ourselves as sensibly in good times as we do in hard times, we could all acquire a competence.
William Feather
Image
Management is the art of getting three men to do three men's work
William Feather
Image
Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought.
William Feather
Image
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.
William Feather
Image
Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.
William Feather
Image
An uncontrolled sense of humor is often costly in business.
William Feather
Image
Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
William Feather
Image
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
William Feather
Image
Mistakes occur when a man is over-worked or over-confident.
William Feather
Image
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.
William Feather
Image
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.
William Feather
Image
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
William Feather
Image
All the vitamins needed seem to be found in plebian dishes.
William Feather
Image
The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work.
William Feather
Image
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
Image
A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty.
William Feather