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A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained.

P. T. Barnum

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P. T. Barnum
Age: 80 †
Born: 1810
Born: July 5
Died: 1891
Died: April 7
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Phineas Taylor Barnum
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