Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

Success in business does not depend upon genius. Any young man of ordinary intelligence who is normally sound and not afraid to work should succeed in spite of obstacles and handicaps if he plays the game fairly and keeps everlastingly at it.

I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps.

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 Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

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