Top 140 William Feather Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— William Feather

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2. “If at first you don’t succeed, try hard work.”

— William Feather

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3. “The way to get ahead is to start now.”

— William Feather

Featured in: New Beginnings Quotes, Common Sense Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Time Management Quotes, Momentum Quotes

4. “Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.”

— William Feather

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5. “The way to get ahead is to start now. If you start now, you will know a lot next year that you don’t know now and that you would not have known next year if you had waited.”

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

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8. “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

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9. “BUSINESS and LIFE are like a bank account-you can’t take out more than you put in.”

— William Feather

10. “Getting along with others is the essence of getting ahead, success being linked with cooperation.”

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

12. “Whether it’s marriage or business, patience is the first rule of success.”

— William Feather

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13. “The right man can make a good job out of any job.”

— William Feather

14. “Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.”

— William Feather

15. “Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends.”

— William Feather

16. “Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favourable do nothing.”

— William Feather

17. “No man is a failure who is enjoying life.”

— William Feather

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18. “Education is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and its knowing how to use the information you get.”

— William Feather

19. “Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.”

— William Feather

20. “Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.”

— William Feather

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21. “A hotel isn’t like a home, but it’s better than being a house guest.”

— William Feather

22. “The primary asset of any business is its organization.”

— William Feather

23. “Wealth flows from energy and ideas.”

— William Feather

24. “We all find time to do what we really want to do.”

— William Feather

25. “Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves.”

— William Feather

26. “Next to doing a good job yourself, the greatest joy is having someone else do a first class job under your direction.”

— William Feather

27. “The only thrill worthwhile is the one that comes from making something out of yourself.”

— William Feather

28. “Problems always appear big when incompetent men are working on them.”

— William Feather

29. “Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.”

— William Feather

30. “Command of English, spoken or written, ranks at the top in business. Our main product is words, so a knowledge of their meaning and spelling and pronunciation is imperative. If a man knows the language well, he can find out about all else.”

— William Feather

31. “A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it.”

— William Feather

32. “Mistakes occur when a man is over-worked or over-confident.”

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

34. “Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure.”

— William Feather

35. “Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.”

— William Feather

36. “If you do the best you can, you will find, nine times out of ten, that you have done as well as or better than anyone else.”

— William Feather

37. “Know and believe in yourself and what others think won’t disturb you.”

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

39. “Before it can be solved, a problem must be clearly defined.”

— William Feather

40. “Experience and enthusiasm are two fine business attributes seldom found in one individual.”

— William Feather

41. “Everybody loves to find fault, it gives a feeling of superiority.”

— William Feather

42. “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

43. “After saying our prayers, we ought to do something to make them come true.”

— William Feather

44. “One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.”

— William Feather

45. “No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.”

— William Feather

Featured in: Individuality Quotes

46. “Control from without flourishes when discipline from within grows weak.”

— William Feather

47. “One right and honest definition of business is mutual helpfulness.”

— William Feather

48. “The wise man seeks little joys, knowing that life is long and that his quota of great joys is distinctly limited.”

— William Feather

49. “Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.”

— William Feather

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50. “Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.”

— William Feather