No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

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

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.

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.

The disciplined are free.

They serve best who give most of themselves. Self is forgotten by the one who serves, for such a one rejoices to see success coming to others through his or her efforts.