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.

Quote by William Feather

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Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.

Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in...

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in...

Few of us get anything without working for it.

Few of us get anything without working for it.

The petty economics of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of...

The petty economics of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower

Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at...

Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at...

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl...

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl...

Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible

Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no...

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no...

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.