Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

When you borrow money, you should always think how you're going to pay it back.

I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.

Credit is an 'I love debt' score.

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.

Who quick be to borrow and slow be to pay, their credit is naught, go they ever so gay.

Your FICO score is an "I love debt" score. You're going to pay a bazillion dollars in interest to keep your FICO score up in order to have lower homeowner's and car insurance rates.

The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.

If thy debtor be honest and capable, thou hast thy money again, if not with increase, with praise; if he prove insolvent, don't ruin him to get that which it will not ruin thee to lose, for thou art but a steward.

The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules.

I never did buy things on credit, I always paid for 'em, because I can't see much difference in paying for something and just waiting a week and pay interest on it; that looks foolish to me.

I got a mortgage at 17! I didn't even know you could get a mortgage at 17.

You don't need credit.

Your credit score affects the interest rates you're offered on credit cards and loans, can be used to vet your job application, and in some states may influence your insurance premiums.

Under certain circumstances loans may be resorted to with great advantage.

A man needs credit. Especially when he has no money.

The interesting thing about debt in most cases is that you have to pay it back. So if you build an overhang of debt, it becomes more and more limiting in terms of the prospect that you have.

'Credit' is another word for trustworthiness.

You can get in and out of credit cards in a hurry. Not so easy to get in and out of mortgages.

A gentleman pays his debt within a week or two.

If you are a borrower, the more you borrow, the more it costs.

Credit is probably more acceptable in American culture than elsewhere.

Loans are a different experience for everyone, but the mentality you have to have is not to feel relaxed. You have to have a mindset that you're going to try harder and work harder than anyone.

Credit worthiness is like virginity, it can be preserved but not restored very easily, so it is crazy to play around with it.

To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.

Pay what you owe and you'll know what's your own.