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August 13, 2010 KR Blog KR

Money Getting, Part XIV

A Verse Digest of P. T. Barnum’s The Art of Money Getting (1880)
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DO NOT SCATTER YOUR POWERS

engage in one business
and stick to it faithfully
until you succeed

constant hammering on one nail
will generally drive it home at last

undivided attention centered on one object
mind constantly suggesting improvements of value

good sense in the old caution
against too many irons in the fire

Money Getting Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, Part XII, Part XIII

Money Getting is a verse digest of P.T. Barnum’s The Art of Money Getting(1880)