Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; / For a loan oft loses both itself and friend, / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. By William Shakespeare Borrowing, Credit, Economics, Lending
I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse; borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable. By William Shakespeare Borrowing, Credit, Economics
What you have put into the kettle comes afterwards into your spoon. By Turkestan proverb Economics, Inspirational, Motivational, Value
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing. By The Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 18:33 Borrowing, Credit, Economics, Saving
Tax reform means, “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.” By Russell B. Long Economics, Taxes
There are several ways in which to apportion the family income, all of them unsatisfactory. By Robert Benchley Economics, Family, Thrift
It is not my interest to pay the principal, nor my principle to pay the interest. By Richard Brinsley Sheridan Credit, Economics, Interest, Loan
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want—and their kids pay for it. By Richard Lamm Credit, Deficits, Economics, Recession, Sarcastic
Time for belt tightening. You can’t live on a million a year anymore. By Randy Newman Economics, Inflation
A thing is worth whatever the buyer will pay for it. By Publilius Syrus Customers, Economics, Value, Worth
Where there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income. By Plato Economics, Honesty, Morality, Taxes
