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William Feather

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.

William Feather

Business

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William Feather is saying that most business people today are not achieving their full potential because they ignore the proven methods used by previous generations. He believes that if they simply applied these established principles, their success would improve significantly.

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