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title: "3 Patron Quotes By P. T. Barnum"
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> [The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/the-truth-is-the-more-kind-and-liberal-a-man-is-the-more-generous/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

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> [Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/politeness-and-civility-are-the-best-capital-ever-invested-in/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

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> [Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/politeness-and-civility-are-the-best-capital-ever-invested-in-business/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

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## Other authors on Patron

## More by P. T. Barnum

> [You can fool most of the people most of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/you-can-fool-most-of-the-people-most-of-the-time/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/there-is-scarcely-anything-that-drags-a-person-down-like-debt/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/without-publicity-a-terrible-thing-happens-nothing/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/politics-and-government-are-certainly-among-the-most-important-of/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/money-is-good-for-nothing-unless-you-know-the-value-of-it-by/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/a-lovely-nook-of-forest-scenery-or-a-grand-rock-like-a-beautiful/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/witchcraft-is-one-of-the-most-baseless-absurd-disgusting-and-silly-of/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [I never liked to work, I mean manual work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/i-never-liked-to-work-i-mean-manual-work/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/literature-is-one-of-the-most-interesting-and-significant-expressions/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/no-man-ever-went-broke-overestimating-the-ignorance-of-the-american/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/i-am-a-showman-by-profession-and-all-the-gilding-shall-make-nothing/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/the-foundation-of-success-in-life-is-good-health-that-is-the/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [I think it is conceded that I generally do pretty big things as a manager, am audacious in my outlays and risks, give much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/i-think-it-is-conceded-that-i-generally-do-pretty-big-things-as-a/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/men-women-and-children-who-cannot-live-on-gravity-alone-need/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

> [The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-barnum/the-bigger-the-humbug-the-better-people-will-like-it/)

[P. T. Barnum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-barnum/)

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