P. T. Barnum Quotes

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

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

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.

There is a fool born every minute

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

The noblest art is that of making others happy

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

But however mysterious is nature , however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science , the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.

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.

There's one born every minute.

You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all.

We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.

Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.

I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.

To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.

You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.

If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.

Money is in some respects like fire; it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master.

Whatever you do, do it ardently.

Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.

Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.