45 Quotes & Sayings By William Feather

William Feather was a member of the prestigious Boston Light Infantry. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1854 and participated in the Utah Expedition and the Civil War. During his service, he earned a commission as a second lieutenant in the 4th U.S Read more

Cavalry. He was awarded a commendation by his commanding officer for capturing a renegade Mexican bandit who had been involved in the looting of government stores. His last service was as an acting assistant inspector-general of the Department of Arizona, where he served from 1878 to 1880.

He retired from the army with the rank of colonel on January 15, 1890, and settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he practiced law and became active in local politics. He served as Secretary of State from 1896 to 1897 under Governor John N. Irwin and later as a member of the Arizona Territorial House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895, when he also served as acting secretary of state under Governor George W.

P. Hunt while that office was vacant through illness until Hunt returned to health. Colonel Feather died on September 30, 1898, while serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, at which time he was serving as Secretary of State for Arizona Territory under Governor Hunt.

Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after...
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Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after others have let go. William Feather
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Beware the person who won't be bothered with details. William Feather
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Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can. William Feather
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Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend William Feather
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If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like. William Feather
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A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it. William Feather
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Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age. William Feather
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If we don't discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us. William Feather
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Unless a man has been kicked around a little you can't really depend upon him to amount to anything. William Feather
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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. William Feather
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A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty. William Feather
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Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing. William Feather
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No man is a failure who is enjoying life. William Feather
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Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends. William Feather
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The way to get ahead is to start now. William Feather
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Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty. William Feather
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If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like. William Feather
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. William Feather
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The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether they are or not. William Feather
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The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor. William Feather
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Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. William Feather
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We all find time to do what we really want to do. William Feather
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Do each daily task the best we can act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us. William Feather
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That they may have a little peace even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally. William Feather
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Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity.... Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay. William Feather
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Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity.... Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay. William Feather
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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine. William Feather
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The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work. William Feather
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Work is the best method devised for killing time. William Feather
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A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. William Feather
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Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles. William Feather
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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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One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. William Feather
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Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious. William Feather
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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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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. William Feather
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Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right. William Feather
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Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful. William Feather
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The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes. William Feather
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Wealth flows from energy and ideas. William Feather
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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
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One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. William Feather
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Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work. William Feather
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An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court. William Feather