The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.

Quote by James Cash Penney

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Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.

Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.

The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I...

The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I...

Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.

Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.

The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of...

The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of...

The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the...

The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the...

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others....

Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others....

It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.

It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.

We can serve our customers well only if our buying jobs are right. You cannot...

We can serve our customers well only if our buying jobs are right. You cannot...

No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.

No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.

A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest...

A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest...

I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.

I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.

It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.

It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.

Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered...

Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered...

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want...

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want...

I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime...

I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime...

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.

There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.

The disciplined are free.

The disciplined are free.

Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.

Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.