P.T. Barnum — "Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increas…"
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.
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From his writings on business and advertising, likely 'The Art of Money Getting' or 'The Humbugs of the World'.
Date: c. 1865-1880
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