Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar quotes

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar was a Scottish whisky distiller and prominent businessman. His innovative marketing methods helped make Dewar's Scotch whisky a global brand. He also served as a Member of Parliament and was known for his philanthropy. Here are 23 of his quotes:

Minds are like parachutes: they only function when open. (Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar)
The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along. View quote
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Making a mistake is also an achievement. View quote
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Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back. View quote
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Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes. View quote
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Yesterday's success belongs to yesterday. View quote
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If you think you know it all, you are missing something. View quote
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Don't question your wife's judgment; look who she married. View quote
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Keep advertising and advertising will keep you. View quote
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Sometimes a step forward needs a step back. View quote
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Leave for tomorrow what you can't do today. (Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar)
A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile. View quote
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When I want to use a quotation, I can very seldom do it properly, as the difficulty arises where to look for it in order to work it up. View quote
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Ability without enthusiasm is like a rifle without a bullet. View quote
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Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure. View quote
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The further you are from a problem, the smaller it gets. View quote
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A teetotaller is one who suffers from thirst instead of enjoying it. View quote
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The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax. View quote
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Fish stimulates the brain, but fishing stimulates the imagination. View quote
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The quality of the article should be its greatest achievement. View quote
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No wife can endure a gambling husband-unless he is a steady winner. (Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar)
If you do not advertise, you fossilize. View quote
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There are two kinds of pedestrians... the quick and the dead. View quote
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

Occupation: Scottish Businessman
Born: January 6, 1864
Died: April 11, 1930
Quotes count: 23
Wikipedia: Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

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