“Money is, in some respects, like fire. It is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.”
About This Quote
Echoes, possibly intentionally, to a comment frequently misattributed to George Washington about government. There was a documented 1562 quote that used water in the metaphor: "Rayne water is bynding and stopping of nature, water is a very good seruaunt, but it is a cruell mayster."
More from P.T. Barnum
“The show must go on.”
“Comfort, the enemy of progress.”
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.”
“When was the last time you smiled? Or had a good laugh? A real laugh.”