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'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.
'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.
A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.
A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.
Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow
Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow
Never spend your money before you have it.
Never spend your money before you have it.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
