Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance. Bruce Barton More Quotes by Bruce Barton More Quotes From Bruce Barton The faults of advertising are only those common to all human institutions. If advertising speaks to a thousand in order to influence one, so does the church. And if it encourages people to live beyond their means, so does matrimony. Good times, bad times, there will always be advertising. In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times they have to. Bruce Barton order mean people A man may be down, but he is never out. Bruce Barton may men We pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success. Bruce Barton style failure grace Get money - but stop once in a while to figure what it is costing you to get it. No man gets it without giving something in return. The wise man gives his labor and ability. The fool gives his life. Bruce Barton wise giving men If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped. Bruce Barton disappointment perfection inspirational As a profession advertising is young; as a force it is as old as the world. The first four words ever uttered, Let there be light, constitute its charter. All nature is vibrant with its impulse. Bruce Barton humorous light world Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life as business. Bruce Barton mind-your-own-business great-day would-be The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. Bruce Barton skills business teaching It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness. Bruce Barton being-alone lonely loneliness Not eating breakfast is the worst thing you can do, that's really the take-home message for teenage girls. Bruce Barton teenage girl home What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. Bruce Barton sacrifice freedom men In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times, they have to. Bruce Barton humor business people Surely no one will consider us lacking in reverence if we say that every one of the "principles of modern salesmanship" on which business men so much pride themselves, are brilliantly exemplified in Jesus' talk and work. Bruce Barton pride men jesus Talkers have always ruled. They will continue to rule. The smart thing is to join them. Bruce Barton talkers smart communication I had never thought of advertising as a life work, though I had on the side, written some very successful copy. Bruce Barton advertising successful sides It is said that great leaders are born, not made. The saying is true to this degree, that no man can persuade people to do what he wants them to do, unless he genuinely likes people, and believes that what he wants them to do is to their own advantage. Bruce Barton men believe people Much brass has been sounded and many cymbals tinkled in the name of advertising; but the advertisements which persuade people to act are written by men who have an abiding respect for the intelligence of their readers, and a deep sincerity regarding the merits of the goods they have to sell. Bruce Barton names men people Jesus brought forth men's greatest efforts by the promise of obstacles not rewards. Bruce Barton effort men jesus My program is to leave the fools to nature. She has diseases with which to deal with them. Bruce Barton fool modern-life disease Learn their lesson, that if you would teach people you first must capture their interest with news; that your service rather than your sermons must be your claim upon their attention; that what you say must be simple, and brief, and above all sincere - the unmistakable voice of true regard and affection. Bruce Barton voice simple people
