A man in debt is so far a slave.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Debt Quotes

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some...

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical,...

Do what you are afraid to do

Do what you are afraid to do

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers...

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Every true man is a cause, a country, and an age; requires infinite spaces and...

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue

To believe in luck - is skepticism

To believe in luck - is skepticism

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards...

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards...