---
title: "1 Church Good Quotes By Stephen L. Richards"
description: "1 Church Good quotes by Stephen L. Richards. Plus more from Stephen L. Richards and more Church Good sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png"
---

> [Debt robs a man of much of the energy and support which he is otherwise able to give to the church and to other good causes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-and-support-which-he-is/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png)

## More by Stephen L. Richards

> [The Human body is sacred - the veritable tabernacle of the Divine Spirit which inhabits it. It is a solemn duty of mankind to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/the-human-body-is-sacred-the-veritable-tabernacle-of-the-divine/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [ \[Debt\] It has driven thousands to drink, and the worry and anxiety it has created have literally taken the lives of many of our… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/debt-it-has-driven-thousands-to-drink-and-the-worry-and-anxiety-it/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [I have never seen happier people than those who have repented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/i-have-never-seen-happier-people-than-those-who-have-repented/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [I am aware that I preach a religious doctrine understood and accepted by a very small part of the religious world, when I point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/i-am-aware-that-i-preach-a-religious-doctrine-understood-and-accepted/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [Any conscious, wilful impairment of the body is an affront to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/any-conscious-wilful-impairment-of-the-body-is-an-affront-to-god/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [Keeping the commandments . . . is at once a demonstration of our intelligence, our knowledge, our character, and our wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/keeping-the-commandments-is-at-once-a-demonstration-of-our/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [I give to my friends the assurance that if they will recast their ideas and attitudes about the relative importance of the spiritual to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/i-give-to-my-friends-the-assurance-that-if-they-will-recast-their/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [Debt robs a man of much of the energy and support which he is otherwise able to give to the church and to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-and-support-which-he-is/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

> [Debt is a task master to be feared almost as much as the dictators themselves. It has enslaved thousands in its meshes. It has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/debt-is-a-task-master-to-be-feared-almost-as-much-as-the-dictators/)

[Stephen L. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-l-richards/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Church Good Quotes By Stephen L. Richards",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Debt robs a man of much of the energy and support which he is otherwise able to give to the church and to other good causes.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen L. Richards"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-l-richards/debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-and-support-which-he-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Debt robs a man of much of the energy and support which he is otherwise able to give to the church and to…” — Stephen L. Richards",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/",
            "name": "Church Good Quotes by Stephen L. Richards",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/stephen-l-richards-43666_able_debt-robs-a-man-of-much-of-the-energy-an_1878441.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Church Good quotes by Stephen L. Richards. Plus more from Stephen L. Richards and more Church Good sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Church Good",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Stephen L. Richards",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-good/stephen-l-richards/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```