Debt Quote by Chanakya

It is poor judgment to countersign another's note, to become responsible for his debts

— Bible

“That second man has his own way of looking at things; asks himself which debt must I pay first, the debt to the rich,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.

— Publilius Syrus

Every debt is ultimately paid, if not by the debtor, then eventually by the creditor.

— James Grant

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

— Josh Billings

What is debt anyway? A debt is just the perversion of a promise. It is a promise corrupted by both math and violence.

— David Graeber

It is of the greatest consequence that the debt should, with the consent of the creditors, be remoulded into such a shape as will…

— Alexander Hamilton

Having lost its value, money may no longer be the root of all evil; credit having taken its place.

— Dalton Camp

Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that…

— Margaret Atwood

At times like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misfortune of…

— Grover Cleveland

A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.

— Chinua Achebe

Wars are made to make debt.

— Ezra Pound