John Wanamaker

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#cannot #find #illness #later #obliged

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#courtesy #much #never #stingy #too

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#any #been #believes #costly #customer

Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#higher #keep #old #raise #standards

Nothing comes merely by thinking about it. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#comes #merely #nothing #thinking

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#cannot #courtesies #like #must #own

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#half #i #know #money #spend

I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#find #half #i #i can #know

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#business #dinner #dinner parties #like #merely

It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#else #show #somebody #up #work