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There is a fool born every minute
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There is a fool born
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Politeness and civility are the
Every crowd has a silver lining.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Every crowd has a silver
Whatever you do, do it ardently.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Whatever you do, do it
The noblest art is that of making others happy
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The noblest art is that
With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: With the young man starting
Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Without publicity a terrible thing
There's a sucker born every minute.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There's a sucker born every
Constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched. When a man's undivided attention is centered on one object, his mind will constantly be suggesting improvements of value, which would escape him if his brain was occupied by a dozen different subjects at once.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Constant hammering on one nail
Engage in one kind of business only, and stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or until you conclude to abandon it. A constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Engage in one kind of
Exposing an illusion is not the same as revealing a truth
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Exposing an illusion is not
He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: He who is without a
There's one born every minute.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There's one born every minute.
Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Those who really desire to
Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Every man's occupation should be
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The desire for wealth is
The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The bigger the humbug, the
Writing lives forever, while you may not.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Writing lives forever, while you
I never liked to work, I mean manual work.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: I never liked to work,
The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The common man, no matter
The great ambition should be to excel all others engaged in the same occupation.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The great ambition should be
There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There is no class of
Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Energy and patience in business
The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The possession of a perfect
Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Money is the excellent slave
No profession, trade, or calling, is overcrowded in the upper story.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: No profession, trade, or calling,
Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Medicine is the means by
I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: I would rather hear the
Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may have something tangible to fall back upon. This provision might save many persons from misery, who by some unexpected turn of fortune have lost all their means.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Every man should make his
Comfort is the enemy of progress.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Comfort is the enemy of
When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: When a man is in
There's no such thing as bad publicity,
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There's no such thing as
Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Let your motto then always
If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: If I was not a
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT Work at it, if necessary, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. The old proverb is full of truth and meaning, "Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well." Many a man acquires a fortune by doing his business thoroughly, while his neighbor remains poor for life, because he only half does it. Ambition, energy, industry, perseverance, are indispensable requisites for success in business. Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT
No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: No man ever went broke
The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The safest plan, and the
In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: In the United States, where
Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Nobody ever lost a dollar
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Literature is one of the
The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The show business has all
Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Many people are gullible, and
True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go. Wear the old clothes a little longer if necessary; dispense with the new pair of gloves; mend the old dress: live on plainer food if need be; so that, under all circumstances, unless some unforeseen accident occurs, there will be a margin in favor of the income.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: True economy consists in always
The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The wonders of the ages
Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Clowns are the pegs on
There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There is scarcely anything that
Instead of spending money, I earned it.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Instead of spending money, I
A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained. It requires some training, perhaps, to accomplish this economy, but when once used to it, you will find there is more satisfaction in rational saving than in irrational spending.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: A penny here, and a
Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Politics and government are certainly
Small does of advertising result in nothing, obviously. It's like giving a sick person half the medicine he needs. It just causes more suffering. Give the whole dose, and the cure will be certain and decisive.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Small does of advertising result
Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Witchcraft is one of the
But however mysterious is nature , however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science , the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: But however mysterious is nature
In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: In fact, as a general
If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: If you hesitate, some bolder
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The best kind of charity
Without promotion, something terrible happens ... nothing!
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Without promotion, something terrible happens
The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune; it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: The foundation of success in
OLD GRIZZLY ADAMS. [37-*] James C. Adams, or "Grizzly Adams," as he was generally termed, from the fact of his having captured so many grizzly bears, and encountered such fearful perils by his unexampled daring, was an extraordinary character. For many years a hunter and trapper in the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains, he acquired a recklessness which, added to his natural invincible courage, rendered him truly one of the most striking men of the age. He was emphatically what the English call a man of "pluck." In 1860, he arrived in New York with his famous collection of California animals, captured by himself, consisting of twenty or thirty immense grizzly bears, at the head of which stood "Old Sampson" - now in the American Museum - wolves, half a dozen other species of bear, California lions, tigers, buffalo, elk, etc., and Old Neptune, the great sea-lion, from the Pacific.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: OLD GRIZZLY ADAMS. [37-*] James
No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: No one ever made a
How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ?
P.T. Barnum Quotes: How were the receipts today
There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: There is no greater picture
I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: I don't care what the
Money-getters are the benefactors of our race. To them ... are we indebted for our institutions of learning, and of art, our academies, colleges and churches.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: Money-getters are the benefactors of
We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: We cannot all see alike,
If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: If I shoot at the
To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
P.T. Barnum Quotes: To me there is no
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