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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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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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I am indebted to the press of the United States for almost every dollar which I possess.
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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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A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained.
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Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.
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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.
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Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
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Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.
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The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.
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I risked much, but I made much.
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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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Money is in some respects like fire it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master.
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The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.
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Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.
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If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
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I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.
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Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.
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Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means
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