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.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that acts of kindness or generosity will lead to greater returns over time through the principle of reciprocity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson reflects on the idea that giving, whether in the form of kindness, compassion, or other virtuous actions, creates a debt that the universe or others ultimately repays. He asserts that the longer one waits for this repayment, the more substantial the return will be, highlighting the universal law of reciprocity and the benefits of delayed gratification in moral and ethical behaviors.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the power of giving back to the community.
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Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
A bad peace is even worse than war.
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread.
A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.
Human beings are curious by nature.
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