P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnumwas an American politician, showman, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me", and his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers". Barnum is widely, but erroneously, credited with coining the phrase "There's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 July 1810
CityBethel, CT
CountryUnited States of America
With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.
The common man, no matter how sharp and tough, actually enjoys having the wool pulled over his eyes, and makes it easier for the puller.
Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.
Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
I risked much, but I made much.
Small does of advertising result in nothing, obviously. It's like giving a sick person half the medicine he needs. It just causes more suffering. Give the whole dose, and the cure will be certain and decisive.
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.