These quotes struck me as being especially relevant in light of recent economic events. And in my opinion, it's just good business advice for any business at any time.

“If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.” ~Benjamin Franklin

"The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight-of-hand that was ever invented. Banking was conceived in inequity and born in sin... But if you want to continue to be slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let the bankers continue to create money and control credit." ~Josiah Charles Stamp

"I hate this shallow Americanism which hopes to get rich by credit, to get knowledge by raps on midnight tables, to learn the economy of the mind by phrenology, or skill without study, or mastery without apprenticeship." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I also read a blog post today from a friend of mine, who is a household finance specialist, and it echoes my thoughts. You can find it here: Momma's Blog: Finance for All Household Types