P. T. Barnum

Quotes

• “Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours...”
• “True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go. Wear the old clothes a little longer if necessary; ...”
• “Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements...”
• “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...”
• “A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon th...”
• “Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succ...”
• “The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune it is also the basis of happiness. A pe...”
• “To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and rin...”
• “Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.”
• “Every crowd has a silver lining.”