P. T. Barnum Quotes - Page 4

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• Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.

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  Silly, Absurd, Witchcraft

  P.T. BARNUM (1866). “THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD”, p.307

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• True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.

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  Income, Economy, Unforeseen

  P. T. Barnum (2015). “The Art of Money Getting, or Golden Rules for Making Money”, p.4, Booklassic

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• In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race.

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  Race, Facts, Benefactors

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.91, Applewood Books

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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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  Art, Drama, Envy

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• Small does of advertising result in nothing, obviously. It's 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.

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  Medicine, Giving, Sick

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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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  Mean, Medicine, Dying

  P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Humbugs of the World”, p.13, Lulu.com

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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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  Rainy Day, Dollars, Goes On

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.10, Applewood Books

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• He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.

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  Cutting, Newspapers, Species

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.68, Applewood Books

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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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  People, Atheism, Orthodox

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• Money-getters are the benefactors of our race. To them ... are we indebted for our institutions of learning, and of art, our academies, colleges and churches.

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  Art, Business, College

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.91, Applewood Books

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• Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

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  Government, Important, Interest

  P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Humbugs of the World”, p.11, Lulu.com

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• The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.

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  Age, Edification, Wonder

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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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  America, United States, Dollars

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• I never liked to work, I mean manual work.

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  Mean, Manuals, Manual Work

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Class, Giving

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• How were the receipts today in Madison Square Garden ?

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  Garden, Squares, Today

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