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Debt Quotes - Page 19

Men owe us what we imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.

Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.9, Psychology Press

Let him who desires to be harsh in making demands upon his debtors consider that he is God’s debtor.

Saint Augustine (2010). “Sermons on the Liturgical Seasons (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 38)”, p.95, CUA Press

It is always so pleasant to be generous, though very vexatious to pay debts.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1481, Delphi Classics

There is no debt with so much prejudice put off as that of justice.

Plutarch (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)”, p.2801, Delphi Classics

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

"Dr. Phil & Robin's Do-It-Yourself Marriage Makeover". Interview with Kate Coyne, www.goodhousekeeping.com. December 20, 2007.

Worrying is the interest paid on a debt you may not owe.

Peter McWilliams (1997). “Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

P. T. Barnum (2013). “The Art of Money Getting + The Humbugs of the World (2 Unabridged Classics)”, p.17, e-artnow

I sit here before you trying to figure out how to pay a tax debt? If that's not like enough to slavery, I don't know.

"The tax education of Lauryn Hill: Prison" By Alan Duke, www.cnn.com. May 7, 2013.

After Daskalos returned to his armchair and was getting ready to continue our discussion I asked him whether the affliction of that man was due to karmic debts.

Kyriacos C. Markides (1985). “The Magus of Strovolos: The Extraordinary World of a Spiritual Healer”, London ; Boston : Arkana

Debt is a trap which man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into.

Josh Billings (1874). “Josh Billings' Wit and Humor”, p.180

The important lesson of the deficit is - and the national debt - is we have to be careful about how we're spending money.

"Jack Welch Gives 'Em Hell at VF/Bloomberg Panel". “No Visibility Ahead: Predicting What’s Next” panel, co-hosted by Vanity Fair and Bloomberg, www.vanityfair.com. May 29, 2009.

A PERSON WHO CANNOT FORGIVE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW GREAT A DEBT GOD HAS FORGIVEN THEM.

John Bevere (2014). “The Bait of Satan, 20th Anniversary Edition: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense”, p.134, Charisma Media

I must express my protest against continually increasing the debt without taking positive steps to slow its growth.

"In 1984, debt debate looked different to Biden, GOP" by Stephen Dinan, www.washingtontimes.com. July 19, 2011.