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 More Quotes by P. T. Barnum More Quotes From P. T. Barnum With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it. P. T. Barnum earning-it young men Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail. P. T. Barnum motto failing business Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing! P. T. Barnum promotion terrible action To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar. P. T. Barnum scar forgiving forget I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me. P. T. Barnum profession 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 foundation life-is-good sick The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success. P. T. Barnum possession perfect order 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-is kind men Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow. P. T. Barnum minnows publicity whales Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master. P. T. Barnum slave excellent masters There's one born every minute. P. T. Barnum born minutes In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race. P. T. Barnum benefactors race facts More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much. P. T. Barnum too-much belief believe 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 genius peculiar men Every crowd has a silver lining. P. T. Barnum crowds perspective business 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 training dollars goes-on There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt. P. T. Barnum debt drag persons Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success. P. T. Barnum elements energy two 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 ignorant doctors men If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star. P. T. Barnum stars sun may
