"The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.’" ― Orison Swett Marden Topic(s): Business More From Orison Swett Marden "Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us." "There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority." "Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances." More In Business "Maybe I should quit the business. There’s no one left for me to love. Mama’s dead. Mr. Burns couldn’t care less about me. What’s left?"― Bobby Darin "I’m a big fan of small business ownership. I think it’s the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it."― Bill Rancic "We are a studying nation. Scholarship from science is important to the whole world and those people need to be able to be safe and secure in what they do."― Malcolm Wallop