1. “A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to a man than the ninety and nine which he finds in his purse.” – P. T. Barnum
2. “I don’t care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.” – P. T. Barnum
3. “Dr. Franklin says “it is the eyes of others and not our own eyes which ruin us. If all the world were blind except myself I should not care for fine clothes or furniture.” – P. T. Barnum
4. “Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.” – P. T. Barnum
5. “You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.” – P. T. Barnum
6. “The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it.” – P. T. Barnum
7. “Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.” – P. T. Barnum
8. “You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all.” – P. T. Barnum
9. “Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, if necessary, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.” – P. T. Barnum
10. “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.” – P. T. Barnum
11. “Every crowd has a silver lining.” – P. T. Barnum
12. “True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.” – P. T. Barnum
13. “A salary was not sufficient for me.” – P. T. Barnum
14. “Writing lives forever, while you may not.” – P. T. Barnum
15. “As a general thing, the more lavish a man is in his promises, the more unreliable he is in performance.” – P. T. Barnum
16. “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” – P. T. Barnum
17. “To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar.” – P. T. Barnum
18. “Invention is the most important product of man’s creative brain.” – P. T. Barnum
19. “When I was born, all the modesty I had was in my head; I took it out, looked at it, laughed, and threw it away.” – P. T. Barnum
20. “The greatest humbug of all is the man who believes—or pretends to believe—that everything and everybody are humbugs.” – P. T. Barnum
21. “No man has a right to expect to succeed in life unless he understands his business, and nobody can understand his business thoroughly unless he learns it by personal application and experience.” – P. T. Barnum
22. “Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue.” – P. T. Barnum
23. “We agreed that many a human life is sacrificed in sudden anger, because one or both the parties carry deadly weapons.” – P. T. Barnum
24. “The plan of ‘counting the chickens before they are hatched’ is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.” – P. T. Barnum
25. “To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.” – P. T. Barnum
26. “The best charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.” – P. T. Barnum
27. “Comfort is the enemy of progress.” – P. T. Barnum
28. “Let your motto then always be ‘Excelsior’, for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.” – P. T. Barnum
29. “The great ambition should be to excel all others engaged in the same occupation.” – P T Barnum
30. “Money is in some respects life’s fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.” – P. T. Barnum
31. “There is no better friend than a frank, an honest, and a truthful friend.” – P. T. Barnum
32. “Advertising is like learning – a little is a dangerous thing.” – P. T. Barnum
33. “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 of gold in the street to-day, and another to-morrow, and so on, day after day: He may do so once in his life; but so far as mere luck is concerned, he is as liable to lose it as to find it.” – P. T. Barnum
34. “No man ever went broke overestimating the ignorance of the American public.” – P. T. Barnum
35. “Without promotion, something terrible happens… nothing!” – P. T. Barnum
36. “Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.” – P. T. Barnum
37. “Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.” – P. T. Barnum
38. “Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.” – P. T. Barnum
39. “In whatever business you engage, be sure it is profitable and positive.” – P. T. Barnum
40. “Every person should have an ambition and set goals.” – P. T. Barnum
41. “Exposing an illusion is not the same as revealing a truth.” – P. T. Barnum
42. “More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing too much.” – P. T. Barnum
43. “We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.” – P. T. Barnum
44. “There’s a sucker born every minute.” – P. T. Barnum
45. “Work hard, think hard, be honest, and spend little – this will ‘make common gold.’” – P. T. Barnum
46. “The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.” – P. T. Barnum
47. “The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune; it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.” – P. T. Barnum
48. “When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.” – P. T. Barnum
49. “Young men starting in life should avoid running into debt.” – P. T. Barnum
50. “Cultivate the habit of being punctual.” – P. T. Barnum
51. “You can fool most of the people most of the time.” – P. T. Barnum
52. “I would rather hear the pleased laugh of a child over some feature of my exhibition than receive as I did the flattering compliments of the Prince of Wales.” – P. T. Barnum
53. “If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.” – P. T. Barnum
54. “I never liked to work, I mean manual work.” – P. T. Barnum
55. “The noblest art is that of making others happy.” – P. T. Barnum
56. “Money is the excellent slave and a horrible master.” – P. T. Barnum
57. “The truest end of life is to know that life never ends.” – P. T. Barnum
58. “My inexperienced friend, take it for granted that they all tell the truth — about each other! — and then transact your business to the best of your ability on your own judgment.” – P. T. Barnum
59. “Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.” – P. T. Barnum
60. “Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” – P. T. Barnum
61. “There is a fool born every minute.” – P. T. Barnum
62. “Money is, in some respects, like fire. It is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.” – P. T. Barnum
63. “The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.” – P. T. Barnum
64. “Engage in one kind of business only, and stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or until you conclude to abandon it. A constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched.” – P. T. Barnum
65. “Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.” – P. T. Barnum
66. “Be cautious and bold.” – P. T. Barnum
67. “Be cautious and bold.” – P. T. Barnum
68. “There is no class of people in the world, who have such good memories as creditors.” – P. T. Barnum
69. “I risked much, but I made much.” – P. T. Barnum
70. “There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.” – P. T. Barnum
71. “Laughter is the best medicine. There’s nothing like laughter to sweeten life. Laughter adds a touch of sunshine to even the darkest day.” – P. T. Barnum
72. “Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.” – P. T. Barnum
73. “The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves. Promiscuous almsgiving, without inquiring into the worthiness of the applicant, is bad in every sense. But to search out and quietly assist those who are struggling for themselves, is the kind that “scattereth and yet increaseth.” – P. T. Barnum
74. “The possession of a perfect knowledge of your business is an absolute necessity in order to insure success.” – P. T. Barnum
75. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – P. T. Barnum
76. “Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means.” – P. T. Barnum
77. “Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.” – P. T. Barnum
78. “With the young man starting in business, let him understand the value of money by earning it.” – P. T. Barnum
79. “it is the eyes of others and not our own eyes which ruin us. If all the world were blind except myself I should not care for fine clothes or furniture.” – P. T. Barnum
80. “The wonders of the ages assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment – for a price.” – P. T. Barnum
81. “Politeness is the art of thinking twice before speaking once.” – P. T. Barnum
82. “Every man’s occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself.” – P. T. Barnum
83. “The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes.” – P. T. Barnum
84. “I will loose my camel, and trust it to God!” – P. T. Barnum
85. “Whatever you do, do it with all your might.” – P. T. Barnum
86. “Energy and patience in business are two indispensable elements of success.” – P. T. Barnum
87. “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” – P. T. Barnum
88. “If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.” – P. T. Barnum
89. “Remember the proverb of Solomon: “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” – P. T. Barnum
90. “Instead of spending money, I earned it.” – P. T. Barnum
91. “Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land – it largely increases the product.” – P. T. Barnum