Thursday, October 13, 2011

Quotations about Debt

He looks the whole world in the face for he owes not any man. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor. ~Author Unknown


Who goeth a borrowing
Goeth a sorrowing.
~Thomas Tusser


Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb


Wouldst thou shut up the avenues of ill,
Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson


In God we trust; all others must pay cash. ~American Saying


Creditors have better memories than debtors. ~Benjamin Franklin


Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb


Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country is to pass a law that only paid-for cars be allowed to use the highways. ~Will Rogers


Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911


Debt is the worst poverty. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732


Buy what thou hast no Need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries. ~Benjamin Franklin


There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn. ~Paul Clitheroe


No man's credit is as good as his money. ~E.W. Howe, Sinner Sermons


Who recalls when folks got along without something if it cost too much? ~Kin Hubbard


Today, there are three kinds of people: the have's, the have-not's, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-have's. ~Earl Wilson


Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year's money. ~Author Unknown


When a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage. ~Bill Balance


Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift.... The hangover comes the day after. ~Joyce Brothers


Bankruptcy stared me in the face, but one thought kept me calm; soon I'd be too poor to need an anti-theft alarm. ~Gina Rothfels


Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money. ~Author Unknown

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