Top 26 Quotes by P. T. Barnum

About P. T. Barnum

These are some quotes by American author P. T. Barnum Entertainer, who lived between July 5, 1810 and April 7, 1891.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

P. T. Barnum

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

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

P. T. Barnum

Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.

Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.

P. T. Barnum

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.

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

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

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

P. T. Barnum

To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.

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

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.

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

Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.

Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.

P. T. Barnum

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

P. T. Barnum

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