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Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.
A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.
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.
Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow
Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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.