I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me. P. T. Barnum More Quotes by P. T. Barnum More Quotes From P. T. Barnum You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all. P. T. Barnum laughedknows Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly. P. T. Barnum vanityfellow-manmen I risked much, but I made much. P. T. Barnum made Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue. P. T. Barnum gulliblepeople 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 independencemindmean 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 exhibitionslaughingchildren 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 romancerocksbeautiful Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd. P. T. Barnum crowdsdraws Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means P. T. Barnum dreamlifemean There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors. P. T. Barnum classmemoriespeople Whatever you do, do it ardently. P. T. Barnum There's no such thing as bad publicity. P. T. Barnum advertising-businesspublic-relationspublicity Constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched. When a man's 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 brainhomemen Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing. P. T. Barnum advertisinghumorouslittles 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 incomeclothesdresses 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 applicationsucceedmen 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 luckmorningmen 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 envydramaart Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity. P. T. Barnum expressionhumanityinteresting 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 daughtermotherfall
