The Greatest Salesman in the World (Top 10 Quotes)

Mike Cahill
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2 min readJan 10, 2020

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The Greatest Salesman In The World by OG Mandino is a must-read for everyone in sales.

At just over 100 pages, the book is written as a short story that provides invaluable selling principles (contained in “scrolls”) that even the most experienced sales veterans will be able to gain value from.

Without further delay, here are my picks for the top 10 quotes from The Greatest Salesman In The World:

Quote #10): “No other trade or profession has more opportunity for one to rise from poverty to great wealth than that of salesman.”

Quote #9): “Victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats … each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills, strengths, and your endurance.”

Quote #8): “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”

Quote #7): “The only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.”

Quote #6): “I will form good habits and become their slave.”

Quote #5): “For when an act becomes easy through constant repetition, it becomes a pleasure to perform and if it is a pleasure to perform, it is man’s nature to perform it often.”

Quote #4): “Time is the most precious commodity.”

Quote #3): “Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.”

Quote #2): “Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important, to acquire peace of mind and serenity.”

Quote #1): “I must practice the art of patience for nature never acts in haste.”

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Mike Cahill
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Media Executive and Consultant. Formerly VP of Content at Mic