A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.

— P. T. Barnum

Every crowd has a silver lining.

— P. T. Barnum

In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money.

— 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 who ministers to this want is, in my opinion, in a business established by the Creator of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain.

— P. T. Barnum

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

— P. T. Barnum

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

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.

— P. T. Barnum

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

— P. T. Barnum

Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.

— 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 person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.

— P. T. Barnum