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P.T. Barnum quotes: The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.

The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Every crowd has a silver lining.

Every crowd has a silver lining.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Instead of spending money, I earned it.

Instead of spending money, I earned it.

P.T. Barnum quotes: The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.

The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.

P.T. Barnum quotes: The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.

The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Without promotion, something terrible happens ... nothing!

Without promotion, something terrible happens ... nothing!

P.T. Barnum quotes: There's one born every minute.

There's one born every minute.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing.

Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing.

P.T. Barnum quotes: A salary was not sufficient for me.

A salary was not sufficient for me.

P.T. Barnum quotes: There's a sucker born every minute.

There's a sucker born every minute.

P.T. Barnum quotes: I am indebted to the press of the United States for almost every dollar which I possess ...

I am indebted to the press of the United States for almost every dollar which I possess ...

P.T. Barnum quotes: 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.

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 fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.

In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.

P.T. Barnum quotes: The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.

The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.

P.T. Barnum quotes: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.

More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.

P.T. Barnum quotes: The plan of "counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.

The plan of "counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.

Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.

P.T. Barnum quotes: 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.

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: Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.

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: I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.

I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.

Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.

P.T. Barnum quotes: There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.

There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

P.T. Barnum quotes: How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ?

How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ?

P.T. Barnum quotes: I never liked to work, I mean manual work.

I never liked to work, I mean manual work.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.

Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.

P.T. Barnum quotes: With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.

With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.

P.T. Barnum quotes: If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.

If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.

P.T. Barnum quotes: To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.

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: Whatever you do, do it ardently.

Whatever you do, do it ardently.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.

Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.

Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.

P.T. Barnum quotes: I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.

I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.

P.T. Barnum quotes: 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.

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: Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.

Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success.

Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.

Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.

Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.

P.T. Barnum quotes: There is a fool born every minute

There is a fool born every minute

P.T. Barnum quotes: Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.

Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

P.T. Barnum quotes: There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

P.T. Barnum quotes: When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.

When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.

P.T. Barnum quotes: He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.

He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

P.T. Barnum quotes: As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so ... I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.

As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so ... I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.

P.T. Barnum quotes: You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all ...

You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all ...

P.T. Barnum quotes: No profession, trade, or calling, is overcrowded in the upper story.

No profession, trade, or calling, is overcrowded in the upper story.

P.T. Barnum quotes: There's no such thing as bad publicity,

There's no such thing as bad publicity,

P.T. Barnum quotes: The noblest art is that of making others happy

The noblest art is that of making others happy

P.T. Barnum quotes: Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.

Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.

P.T. Barnum quotes: I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'.

I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'.

P.T. Barnum quotes: We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.

We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.

P.T. Barnum quotes: You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.

You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

P.T. Barnum quotes: No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.

No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means

Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means

P.T. Barnum quotes: To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar.

To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar.

P.T. Barnum quotes: If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.

If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.

P.T. Barnum quotes: The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.

The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.

P.T. Barnum quotes: I risked much, but I made much.

I risked much, but I made much.

P.T. Barnum quotes: Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.

Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.