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I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.

James Cash Penney

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Chance
Another
Giving
Believe
Men
Trusting
Twice
Failure
Trust

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Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.
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The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization.
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A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
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Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.
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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.
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A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
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