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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.
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.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Never spend your money before you have it.
He that dies pays all debts
He that dies pays all debts
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.
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.
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.
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
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.
