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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.
One of the greatest disservices you can do a man is to lend him money that he can't pay back.
One of the greatest disservices you can do a man is to lend him money that he can't pay back.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
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.
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.
Debt is the slavery of the free.
Debt is the slavery of the free.
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.
Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately, and it gives you a lift. The hangover comes read more
Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately, and it gives you a lift. The hangover comes the day after.
Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them
Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them