Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.
P. T. Barnum
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
P. T. Barnum
Age: 80 †
Born: 1810
Born: July 5
Died: 1891
Died: April 7
Autobiographer
Businessman
Businessperson
Circus Performer
Politician
Showman
Slaveholder
Phineas Taylor Barnum
PT Barnum
Phineas Barnum
P.T. Barnum
Money
Thing
Getters
Benefactors
General
Race
Fact
Facts
More quotes by P. T. Barnum
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.
P. T. Barnum
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
P. T. Barnum
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.
P. T. Barnum
There is a fool born every minute
P. T. Barnum
Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.
P. T. Barnum
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
There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
P. T. Barnum
The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.
P. T. Barnum
Instead of spending money, I earned it.
P. T. Barnum
If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
P. T. Barnum
Money is in some respects like fire it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master.
P. T. Barnum
Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing. If a man has not the pluck to keep on advertising, all the money he has already spent is lost.
P. T. Barnum
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
P. T. Barnum
Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
P. T. Barnum
More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.
P. T. Barnum
I risked much, but I made much.
P. T. Barnum
Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is, in my opinion, in a business established by the Creator of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain.
P. T. Barnum
The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.
P. T. Barnum
The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.
P. T. Barnum
I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.
P. T. Barnum
