The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.

In setting up a business under the name and meaning of the Golden Rule, I was publicly binding myself, in my business relations, to a principle which had been a real and intimate part of my family upbringing. Our idea was to make money and build business through serving the community with fair dealing and honest value.

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier.

Exchange ideas frequently.

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

The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization.

Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn