William FeatherThinkers

A Budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.

Civilization is that, thanks to which, happiness and intelligence are rarely found in the same person.

Kindness is bound to attract a lot of people you don't like.

Loneliness is something you can't walk away from.

Management is the art of getting three men to do three men's work.

Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.

The Proverb is that in which a nation preserves the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages.

Public speaking is often full of old material — 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.

The Stock market is based on countless transactions whereby, every time one man buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.

Success is largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.