ThursdayJan 15, 2026
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John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 - December 12, 1922) was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered the father of modern advertising. Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
When a customer enters my store, forget me. The customer is king.
If we could only make our hands move as actively as our tongues, what wonders we could accomplish! Almost everyone loves to hear his own voice. It is so easy, too! Yet if we could say less and do more for each other's good, not alone would every home be happier, but communities would he enriched thereby. Instead of criticism by speech, to show someone a better way to do a thing would be of much greater value.
Do the next thing.
I always advise young men who write me on the subject to do one thing well, throwing all their energies into it.
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