Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Death's the discharge of our debt of sorrow

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

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.

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.

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.