William Feather Quotes
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful. Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right. Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke. No man is a failure who is enjoying life. 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. One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it. Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age. Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine. 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. Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work. That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally. 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. The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be. The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can. The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.
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