"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 "Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being." "Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." "A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements." More In Business "Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, ‘No way.’"― Carly Fiorina "To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business."― J. Paul Getty "Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top."― Robert Browning