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A mans indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins

A mans indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. – Ruth Benedict

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Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. – Ruth Benedict

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The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict

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Always live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so. – Josh Billings

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Man was lost if he went to a usurer, for the interest ran faster than a tiger upon him. – Pearl Buck

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Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a mans substance with invisible teeth. – Henry Ward Beecher

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An empty purse and a new house make a man wise, but too late. – Proverb

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