Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the pay…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is with-held, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer. ✨ RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1911). THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR SELF-RELIANCE COMPENSATION
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Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is with-held, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer. ✨ RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1911). THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR SELF-RELIANCE COMPENSATION

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