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Debts and lies are generally mixed together
Debts and lies are generally mixed together
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
'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.
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.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Our national debt, after all, is an internal debt, owed not only by the nation but to the nation. If read more
Our national debt, after all, is an internal debt, owed not only by the nation but to the nation. If our children have to pay the interest they will pay that interest to themselves.
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.
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.