William Feather

Life begins at 40 -- but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

— William Feather

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

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

When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.

— William Feather

Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

— William Feather

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

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

— William Feather

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

— William Feather

An education isnt how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. Its being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you dont. Its knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and its knowing how to use the information you get.

— William Feather