Quote

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

James Cash Penney

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Material
Materials
Economy
Small
Great
Men
Possessions
Possession

More quotes by James Cash Penney

Image
Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn
James Cash Penney
Image
No man can climb the ladder of success without first placing his foot on the bottom rung.
James Cash Penney
Image
A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
James Cash Penney
Image
How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving.
James Cash Penney
Image
My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.
James Cash Penney
Image
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.
James Cash Penney
Image
Exchange ideas frequently.
James Cash Penney
Image
I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.
James Cash Penney
Image
The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.
James Cash Penney
Image
The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman.
James Cash Penney
Image
I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale.
James Cash Penney
Image
Intelligence is the effort to do the best you can at your particular job the quality that gives dignity to that job, whether it happens to be scrubbing a floor or running a corporation.
James Cash Penney
Image
There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.
James Cash Penney
Image
It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.
James Cash Penney
Image
The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization.
James Cash Penney
Image
The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.
James Cash Penney
Image
Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.
James Cash Penney
Image
The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.
James Cash Penney
Image
I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.
James Cash Penney
Image
Honor bespeaks worth Confidence begets trust.
James Cash Penney