Quotes from Marshall Field

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.

Right or wrong, the customer is always right.

More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.

Freedom of the press and also of speech, assembly, and worship can persist as social forms and legal guarantees, while at the same time their functional realities can be gradually slipping away.

Give the lady what she wants!

The greatest good [a man] can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.

Buying real estate is not only the best way, the quickest way, the safest way, but the only way to become wealthy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

Give the lady what she wants!