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“Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.”

Book:The Business of Life

Work

The Business of Life

This book delves into the challenges and opportunities that arise when one's professional and personal lives intertwine. It offers practical advice and insights for balancing career ambitions with personal well-being, aiming to help readers navigate the complexities of modern life. more

Author

William Feather

William Feather was an accomplished author whose works spanned various domains including business, history, and personal development. Born on August 25, 1889, and passing away on January 7, 1981, Feather had a writing career that spanned several decades. His books became bestsellers and had a profound impact on the business world. more

“Our forefathers looked upon nature with more reverence and horror, before the world was enlightened by learning and philosophy, and loved to astonish themselves with the apprehensions of witchcraft, prodigies, charms, and inchantments. There was not a village in England that had not a ghost in it, the church-yards were all haunted, every large common had a circle of fairies belonging to it, and there was scarce a shepherd to be met with who had not seen a spirit.”

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Book:The spectator

Source: The spectator

“I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.”

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Book:The works of Joseph Addison: including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition, with letters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works

Source: The works of Joseph Addison: including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition, with letters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works

“I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives for one Week, and setting down punctually their whole Series of Employments during that Space of Time. This kind of Self-Examination would give them a true State of themselves, and incline them to consider seriously what they are about. One Day would rectifie the Omissions of another, and make a Man weigh all those indifferent Actions, which, though they are easily forgotten, must certainly be accounted for.”