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"Go on in confidence, study the rules, and above all things, study human nature; for "the proper study of mankind is man," and you will find that whi… - P. T. Barnum
"Go on in confidence, study the rules, and above all things, study human nature; for
"the proper study of mankind is man," and you will find that while expanding the intellect
and the muscles, your enlarged experience will enable you every day to accumulate more
and more principal, which will increase itself by interest and otherwise, until you arrive
at a state of independence. You will find, as a general thing, that the poor boys get rich and the rich boys get poor."
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About P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (5 July 1810 – 7 April 1891) was an American showman who is remembered for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He is also known for his entertaining hoaxes.
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"It won't do to spend your time like Mr. Micawber, in waiting for something to "turn up." To such men one of two things usually "turns up:" the poorhouse or the jail; for idleness breeds bad habits, and clothes a man in rags. The poor spendthrift vagabond says to a rich man:
"I have discovered there is enough money in the world for all of us, if it was equally divided; this must be done, and we shall all be happy together."
"But," was the response, "if everybody was like you, it would be spent in two months, and what would you do then?"
"Oh! divide again; keep dividing, of course!
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