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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.
Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of read more
Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen whic
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 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.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
A church debt is the devil's salary.
A church debt is the devil's salary.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.