P. T. Barnum Quotes

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• No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.

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  Ignorance, Men, Broke

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• Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.

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  People, Gullible

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• 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.

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  Eye, Men, Wool

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• There is a fool born every minute

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  Fool, Born, Minutes

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• You can fool most of the people most of the time.

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  People, Fool

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• The noblest art is that of making others happy

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  Art, Art Is

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• The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.

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  People, Bigger, Humbug

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• There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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  Advertising Business, Publicity, Public Relations

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• Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

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  Judging, Publicity, Terrible

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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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  Men, Doctors, Ignorant

  P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Humbugs of the World”, p.149, Lulu.com

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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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  Motivational, Work, Persistence

  P.T. Barnum (2016). “The Art of Money Getting”, p.27, BookRix

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• There's one born every minute.

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  Born, Minutes

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• You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all.

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  Knows, Laughed

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• We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.

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  Good Service

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• Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.

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  Crowds, Draws

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• Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

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  Circus, Clown, Hung

  Tampa Bay Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January/February 1990.

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• Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.

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  Men, Brave, Doe

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.43, Applewood Books

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• I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.

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  Names, Long, Care

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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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  Beautiful, Sweet, Laughter

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• You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.

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  Exercise, Caution, Plans

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.48, Applewood Books

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• Whatever you do, do it ardently.

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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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  Money, Fire, Excellent

  "Money: How To Get It, How To Keep It".

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• If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.

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  Hands, Prize, Ifs

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.40, Applewood Books

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• Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.

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  Men, Vanity, Fellow Man

  P.T. BARNUM (1866). “THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD”, p.220

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• I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.

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  Profession

  P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Humbugs of the World”, p.268, Lulu.com

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