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

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Economy
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Jobs
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Merchandise
Never
Personally
Sell
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Selling

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The disciplined are free.
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The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.
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There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.
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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.
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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.
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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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Honor bespeaks worth Confidence begets trust.
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The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.
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