Francois Rabelais

Debt is dumb. Cash is king.

Debt is the secret foe of thrift, as vice and idleness are its open foes. The debt-habit is the twin brother of poverty.

We all think we’re going to get out of debt.

I say to you never involve yourself in debt, and become no man’s surety.

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

Even when I tweeted that I was in debt, that gave me power.

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

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Owing money has never concerned me so long as I know where it could be repaid.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend.

Debt is normal. Be weird.

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

To preserve their independence, we must not let our rules load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse.

A church debt is the devil’s salary.