Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; yo…

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Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.110
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Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, p.110

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