A Quote by Morris L. Ernst

The shoulders of a borrower are always a little straighter than those of a beggar.

Morris L. Ernst

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Morris L. Ernst
August 23, 1888 - May 21, 1976

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

Kirk Douglas

The rich is the one that rules over those of little means, and the borrower is servant to the man doing the lending.

Solomon

A beggar always remains a beggar. Africa, stop begging - you have what it takes to solve your problem.

T. B. Joshua

Sometimes life puts too big weights on little shoulders and the reply of little shoulders to this injustice is remarkable: To carry the burden with courage and dignity!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

I'm sort of standing on T-Bone Walker's shoulders, Les Paul's shoulders, Lightnin' Hopkins' shoulders, Muddy Waters' shoulders, you know? And if I've inspired other people, I'm pleased. That pleases me greatly.

Steve Miller

Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.

Andy Partridge

Those who grumble at the little thing that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything. Always grumbling, they will lead a miserable life, and everything will be a failure. But those who do their duties as they go, putting their shoulders to the wheel, will see the light, and higher duties will fall to their share.

Swami Vivekananda

Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread.

Daniel Thambyrajah Niles

Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower's credit score?

Mark Zandi

You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.

C. S. Lewis

Debt is always repaid, either by the borrower or by the lender.

James Grant

I particularly felt that my job in management was safe from the incursion of machines with friendly faces painted on the front of their heads, or whatever you call the metal constructions atop their shoulders, if those are indeed shoulders.

Stanley Bing

Pilates and yoga, we always do those together. But I think it's a little bit easier for me, at 5-7, to be more flexible and to move a little better than him at 6-5.

Julie Ertz

I don't care how many times I play 'Angry Birds.' When you have the world's cares on your shoulders and you fling those little birds at those rotten pigs, then the whole world just melts away.

Sharon Needles

There's no straighter road to success than exceeding expectations one day at a time.

Robin Crow

When a bank makes a loan, it simply adds to the borrower's deposit account by the amount of the loan. It does not take this money from anyone else's deposit; it was not previously paid in to the bank by anyone. It's new money, created by the bank for the use of the borrower.

Robert B. Anderson

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