“The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune; it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.”

— P.T. Barnum

Source: The Art of Money Getting: Golden Rules for Making Money

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American showman and businessman 1810–1891

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