Barnum - The Art of Money Getting, The Humbugs of the World, & Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Three full length books collected in one edition formatted for the Kindle. Linked Contents.CONTENTS1. THE ART OF MONEY GETTING by P.T. Barnum2. THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD by P.T. Barnum3. LIFE OF Hon. PHINEAS T. BARNUM by Joel BentonExcerpt:THE ART OF MONEY GETTINGOR GOLDEN RULES FOR MAKING MONEYBy P.T. BARNUMCONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DON’T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION 3. SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION 4. AVOID DEBT 5. PERSEVERE 6. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT 7. USE THE BEST TOOLS 8. DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS 9. LEARN SOMETHING USEFUL 10. LET HOPE PREDOMINATE, BUT BE NOT TOO VISIONARY 11. DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS 12. BE SYSTEMATIC 13. READ THE NEWSPAPERS 14. DON’T INDORSE WITHOUT SECURITY 15. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 16. BE POLITE AND KIND TO YOUR CUSTOMERS 17. BE CHARITABLE 18. DON’T BLAB 19. PRESERVE YOUR INTEGRITYINTRODUCTIONIn the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment.Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. But however easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my hearers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. The road to wealth is, as Dr. Franklin truly says, “as plain as the road to the mill.” It consists simply in expending less than we earn; that seems to be a very simple problem. Mr. Micawber, one of those happy creations of the genial Dickens, puts the case in a strong light when he says that to have annual income of twenty pounds per annum, and spend twenty pounds and sixpence, is to be the most miserable of men; whereas, to have an income of only twenty pounds, and spend but nineteen pounds and sixpence is to be the happiest of mortals. Many of my readers may say, “we understand this: this is economy, and we know economy is wealth; we know we can’t eat our cake and keep it also.” Yet I beg to say that perhaps more cases of failure arise from mistakes on this point than almost any other. The fact is, many people think they understand economy when they really do not. ...