A man in debt is so far a slave.

More Quotes By Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Be not the slave of your own past.
• Science does not know its debt to imagination.
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• Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is with-held, the better...
• There is a third silent party to all our bargains. The nature and soul of things takes on...
• Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn
• This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the...
• To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest...
• Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities...
• Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich...
• The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to...
• The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship;...
• To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children;...
• Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with...