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Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
The surest way to establish your credit is to work yourself into the position of not needing any.
The surest way to establish your credit is to work yourself into the position of not needing any.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.
A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once read more
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
Buying on trust is the way to pay double.
Buying on trust is the way to pay double.
Remember that credit is money.
Remember that credit is money.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.
Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be read more
Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.
