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A man in debt is so far a slave.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives read more
It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives one.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill? Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.
Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill? Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; read more
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our read more
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.