Publilius Syrus

Many delight more in giving of presents than in paying their debts.

Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt.

A debt is still unpaid, even if forgotten.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

If I owe you a pound, I have a problem; but if I owe you a million, the problem is yours.

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it’s much better than colonialism ever was because you can keep control without having an army, without having a whole administration.

One of the greatest disservices you can do a man is to lend him money that he can’t pay back.

He who promises runs in debt.

Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well.

It takes as much imagination to create debt as to create income.

Debt certainly isn’t always a bad thing. A mortgage can help you afford a home. Student loans can be a necessity in getting a good job. Both are investments worth making, and both come with fairly low interest rates.

In the long run we shall have to pay our debts at a time that may be very inconvenient for our survival.

Good times are when people make debts to pay in bad times.