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Never spend your money before you have it.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime
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 must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing read more
I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I'm running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can't reduce (the debt) any more
'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.
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.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
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.