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There is a fool born every minute

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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More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.
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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.
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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.
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The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.
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You can fool most of the people most of the time.
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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.
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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.
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There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
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Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
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Instead of spending money, I earned it.
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If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
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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.
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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.
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Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
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The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.
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Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, 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.
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I risked much, but I made much.
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Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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