Famous quotes containing the words lapse and/or rate:
“There is something even in the lapse of time by which time recovers itself.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is withholden, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)