THE ART OF
Money Getting
OR
Golden Rules for Making Money
by P.T. Barnum
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The history of money-getting, which is commerce, is a history of civilization, and wherever trade has flourished most, there, too, have art and science produced the noblest fruits. In fact, as a general thing, money-getters are the benefactors of our race. To them, in a great measure, are we indebted for our institutions of learning and of art, our academies, colleges and churches.
1. Don’t mistake your vocation.
2. Select the Right Location.
3. Avoid Debt.
4. Persevere.
5. Whatever you do, do it with all your might.
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6. USE THE BEST TOOLS.
7. Don’t Get Above Your Business.
8. Learn Something Useful.
9. Let Hope Predominate, But Be Not Too Visionary.
10. Do Not Scatter Your powers.
11. Be Systematic.
12. Read the Newspapers.
13. Beware of “Outside Operations.”
14. Don’t Indorse Without Security.
15. Advertise Your Business.
16. Don’t Read the Other Side.
17. Be Polite and Kind to Your Customers.
18. Be Charitable.
19. Don’t Blab.
20. Preserve Your Integrity.
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