The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.
P. T. BarnumSmall 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.
P. T. BarnumMoney is in some respects like fire; it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master.
P. T. BarnumEvery man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may have something tangible to fall back upon. This provision might save many persons from misery, who by some unexpected turn of fortune have lost all their means.
P. T. Barnum