P. T. Barnum

You can fool most of the people most of the time.

— P. T. Barnum

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

— P. T. Barnum

Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

— P. T. Barnum

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

— P. T. Barnum

Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

— 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…

— P. T. Barnum

Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.

— P. T. Barnum

I never liked to work, I mean manual work.

— P. T. Barnum

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

— P. T. Barnum

No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.

— P. T. Barnum

I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— P. T. Barnum

The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.

— P. T. Barnum

A penny here, and a dollar there, placed at interest, goes on accumulating, and in this way the desired result is attained.…

— P. T. Barnum

The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.

— P. T. Barnum

Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.

— P. T. Barnum

Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes…

— P. T. Barnum

True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.

— 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…

— P. T. Barnum

Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.

— P. T. Barnum

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

The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment - for a price.

— P. T. Barnum

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not…

— P. T. Barnum