The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
Phineas Taylor Barnum
The plan of "counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.
Phineas Taylor Barnum
I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me.
Phineas Taylor Barnum