Debt Quotes - Page 16

Confession of sins is not meritorious: to confess sins as a way of placing God in your debt is not dealing with sin; it is committing another sin. The context of all confession must be the free grace of justification.

Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.

We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.

Revenge is a debt, in the paying of which the greatest knave is honest and sincere, and, so far as he is able, punctual.

By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior.

There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts.

A public debt is a kind of anchor in the storm; but if the anchor be too heavy for the vessel, she will be sunk by that very weight which was intended for her preservation.

Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend money.

If there is one common theme to the vast range of crises...it is that excessive debt accumulation, whether it be by the government, banks, corporations, or consumers, often poses greater systemic risks than it seems during a boom.

If you're thinking of debt, that's what you're going to attract.

If it took multiple debt ceiling hikes, I'd rather achieve the savings.

Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.

In the midst of life we are in debt.

He that sells upon Credit expects to lose 5 per Cent. By bad Debts; therefore he charges, on all he sells upon Credit, an Advance that shall make up that Deficiency.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Industry pays debts, while despair increases them.

Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.

Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.

I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay.

It is important to combine structural reforms and good fiscal stewardship with a growth strategy, because when your economy's growing and more revenue's coming in, that helps relieve debt.

A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.

Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them by collectivizing debts.

At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.