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A comment on Art of Money Getting, by P. T. Barnum (actual book, 1880).

Re:Art of Money Getting, by P. T. Barnum (actual book, 1880) by muhfuhkuh on Wednesday December 12, 2007 @07:30PM (#88936)
"Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed."

Best Chapter 1 advice ever!

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Re:Art of Money Getting, by P. T. Barnum (actual book, 1880) by brlewis on Thursday December 13, 2007 @08:49AM (#89138)
Sometimes when I read old literature that says "by nature" I get the impression that they just mean "deeply ingrained."

When did the nature vs nurture question become a widespread meme? Was it after this book was written?

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Re:Art of Money Getting, by P. T. Barnum (actual book, 1880) by downer on Thursday December 13, 2007 @03:10AM (#89056)
"Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed."

How am I gonna get paid to surf porn :(

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