Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the so…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the sons of genius fear and hate; debt, which consumes so much time, which so cripples and disheartens a great spirit with cares that seem so base, is a preceptor whose lessons cannot be foregone, and is needed most by those who suffer from it most. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). Essays and Lectures, p.26, Library of America
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