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P. T. Barnum (Businessperson)

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.Chapter XXVIII
— P. T. Barnum success
Money is in some respects like fire; it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master.Ch. 3: Avoid Debt
— P. T. Barnum money
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.Ch. 10: Let hope predominate but be not too visionary
— P. T. Barnum hope
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.Ch. 17: Be polite and kind to your customers
— P. T. Barnum business
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.Ch. 18: Be charitable
— P. T. Barnum help
In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.Ch. 20: Preserve your integrity
— P. T. Barnum money
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.Ch. 20: Preserve your integrity
— P. T. Barnum humanity
Theres a sucker born every minute.Commonly attributed to Barnum, there is much testimony of contemporaries that he never actually said this, and in P. T. Barnum Never Did Say Theres a Sucker Born Every Minute R. J. Brown asserts that it actually originated with a banker named David Hannum, in regard to one of Barnums hoaxes: a replica of the Cardiff Giant.
— P. T. Barnum wit
Commonly attributed to Barnum, there is much testimony of contemporaries that he never actually said this, and in P. T. Barnum Never Did Say Theres a Sucker Born Every Minute R. J. Brown asserts that it actually originated with a banker named David Hannum, in regard to one of Barnums hoaxes: a replica of the Cardiff Giant.
— P. T. Barnum wit
A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
— P. T. Barnum love
No man has a right to expect to succeed in life unless he understands his business, and nobody can understand his business thoroughly unless he learns it by personal application and experience.
— P. T. Barnum life
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.
— P. T. Barnum truth
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.
— P. T. Barnum art
Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed. I am glad to believe that the majority of persons do find their right vocation.
— P. T. Barnum nature
There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.
— P. T. Barnum life
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.
— P. T. Barnum art
A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
— P. T. Barnum love
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 nature
Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.
— P. T. Barnum
Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.
— P. T. Barnum absurd
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.
— P. T. Barnum life
Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may have something tangible to fall back upon. This provision might save many persons from misery, who by some unexpected turn of fortune have lost all their means.
— P. T. Barnum man
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 women
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.
— P. T. Barnum work
Money is in some respects lifes fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
— P. T. Barnum life
No man has a right to expect to succeed in life unless he understands his business, and nobody can understand his business thoroughly unless he learns it by personal application and experience.
— P. T. Barnum life
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.
— P. T. Barnum truth
Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
— P. T. Barnum self
Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
— P. T. Barnum truth
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.
— P. T. Barnum love
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 music
He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.
— P. T. Barnum wit
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 people
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 people
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
— P. T. Barnum humanity
There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
— P. T. Barnum person
Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.
— P. T. Barnum politics
Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
— P. T. Barnum dying
Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.
— P. T. Barnum money
Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.
— P. T. Barnum money
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 joy
With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.
— P. T. Barnum art
I risked much, but I made much.
— P. T. Barnum risk
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 age
Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.
— P. T. Barnum people
In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.
— P. T. Barnum money
There’s no such thing as bad publicity,
— P. T. Barnum bad
Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing.
— P. T. Barnum learning
When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.
— P. T. Barnum man
No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.
— P. T. Barnum man
I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales.
— P. T. Barnum men
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.
— P. T. Barnum help
The noblest art is that of making others happy
— P. T. Barnum art
Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!
— P. T. Barnum wit
There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.
— P. T. Barnum people
You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.
— P. T. Barnum you
If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.
— P. T. Barnum sun
Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success.
— P. T. Barnum success
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 desire
Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.
— P. T. Barnum
More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.
— P. T. Barnum lie
Every crowd has a silver lining.
— P. T. Barnum
If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.
— P. T. Barnum you
Whatever you do, do it ardently.
— P. T. Barnum hate
You can fool most of the people most of the time.
— P. T. Barnum time
I never liked to work, I mean manual work.
— P. T. Barnum work
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.
— P. T. Barnum mind
There is a fool born every minute
— P. T. Barnum
Theres one born every minute.
— P. T. Barnum
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.
— P. T. Barnum success
True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.
— P. T. Barnum true
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.
— P. T. Barnum business
Small does of advertising result in nothing, obviously. Its like giving a sick person half the medicine he needs. It just causes more suffering. Give the whole dose, and the cure will be certain and decisive.
— P. T. Barnum suffering
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 money
We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.
— P. T. Barnum good
Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.
— P. T. Barnum money
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.
— P. T. Barnum art
Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.
— P. T. Barnum wit
Constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched. When a mans undivided attention is centered on one object, his mind will constantly be suggesting improvements of value, which would escape him if his brain was occupied by a dozen different subjects at once.
— P. T. Barnum mind
Many persons are always kept poor, because they are too visionary. Every project looks to them like certain successes, and therefore they keep changing from one business to another, always in hot water, always ‘under the harrow’.
— P. T. Barnum success
I am indebted to the press of the United States for almost every dollar which I possess...
— P. T. Barnum
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.
— P. T. Barnum faith
I think it is conceded that I generally do pretty big things as a manager, am audacious in my outlays and risks, give much for little money, and make my shows worthy the support of the moral and refined classes.
— P. T. Barnum money
Every mans occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.
— P. T. Barnum self
If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days.
— P. T. Barnum man
The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.
— P. T. Barnum knowledge
The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.
— P. T. Barnum people
I dont care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.
— P. T. Barnum right
A salary was not sufficient for me.
— P. T. Barnum
I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.
— P. T. Barnum man
Instead of spending money, I earned it.
— P. T. Barnum money
No profession, trade, or calling, is overcrowded in the upper story.
— P. T. Barnum story
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
— P. T. Barnum humanity
Let your motto then always be Excelsior, for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.
— P. T. Barnum living
Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means
— P. T. Barnum success
To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar.
— P. T. Barnum forgive
You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all…
— P. T. Barnum you
Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.
— P. T. Barnum wit
How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ?
— P. T. Barnum day
I am prouder of my title The Childrens Friend than if I were to be called The King of the World.
— P. T. Barnum children

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