Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breat

Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired. – Sir Walter Scott

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O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapor. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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