15 quotes
If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor — poor in happiness, poor in all that makes life worth living.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950)
There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: The International Chemical Worker Vol. 13-15 (1953)
The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Supervisory Management. Vol. 1 (1955)
There is no fate that plans men's lives. Whatever comes to us, good or bad, is usually the result of our own action or lack of action.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950)
It is not size that counts in business. Some companies with $500,000 capital net more profits than other companies with $5 million. Size is a handicap unless efficiency goes with it.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Alfred Armand Montapert (1964)
What has worked so well in the acquisition of knowledge and in the production of commodities may work just as well in the distribution of those commodities.
Ads and Sales (1911)
According to Taylor, the principles of Efficiency are
Ads and Sales (1911)
Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a sound foundation for success and he will have a worthwhile life.
Herbert N. Casson in: Forbes (1948)
"Safety first" has been the motto of the human race for half a million years; but it has never been the motto of leaders. A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.
Herbert N. Casson in: The Office Economist (1935)
Emerson is more specific and gives twelve principles, as follows
Ads and Sales (1911)
No American can afford to treat salesmanship as a small matter. Why? Because the United States had a salesmanship basis - because only thirteen States were gained by war and all the others were gained by purchase and bargaining.
Ads and Sales (1911)
Steel can be tempered and hardened, and so can men. In this world of struggle, which was not designed for softies, a man must be harder than what hits him. Yes, he must be diamond-hard. Then he'll not be "fed up" with his little personal troubles.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950)
There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to failure. Every great success has always been achieved by fight. Every winner has scars. The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
Herbert N. Casson in: National Printer Journalist Vol 51 (1933)
The average man takes life as a trouble. He is in a chronic state of irritation at the whole performance.
He does not learn to differentiate between troubles and difficulties, usually, until some real trouble bowls him over. He fusses about pin-pricks until a mule kicks him. Then he learns the difference.
Herbert N. Casson in: Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (1928)
In handling men, there are three feelings that a man must not possess - fear, dislike and contempt. If he is afraid of men he cannot handle them. Neither can he influence them in his favor if he dislikes or scorns them. He must neither cringe nor sneer. He must have both self-respect and respect for others.
Herbert N. Casson cited in: Forbes magazine (1950)