P. T. Barnum,
The Humbugs of the World — Chapter XXII
(1866)
“ Some are only to cheat you out of money, and others offer in return for money some base gratification. But whatever means are used, and whatever purpose is sought, they are all alike in one thing—they depend entirely on the monstrous number of simpletons who will send money to people they know nothing about. ”
P. T. Barnum,
The Humbugs of the World — Chapter XXII
(1866)
“ Be content with what you can honestly earn. Know whom you deal with. Do not try to get money without giving fair value for it. And pay out no money on strangers promises, whether by word of mouth, written letters, advertisements, or printed circulars. ”
P. T. Barnum,
The Humbugs of the World — Chapter XXII
(1866)
“ A number of these recipes are barefaced quackeries; such as cures for consumption, cancer, rheumatism, and sundry other diseases; to make whiskers and mustaches grow—ah, boys, you can’t hurry up those things. Greasing your cheeks is just as good as trying to whistle the hair out, but not a bit better. Don’t hurry; you will be old quite soon enough! But this fellow is ready for old fools as well young ones, for he has recipes for curing baldness and removing wrinkles. ”
