Borrowing Quotes
(1 - 10 of 20)He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
He who borrows sells his freedom
He who borrows sells his freedom
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the
lender.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the
lender.
Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents
besides the damp, the worms, and the rats; one not more
Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents
besides the damp, the worms, and the rats; one not less common is
that of the borrowers, not to say a word of the purloiners.
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to
borrow, rather than to lend him more
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to
borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only
the half.
You give me back, Phoebus, my bond for four hundred thousand
sesterces; lend me rather a hundred thousand more. more
You give me back, Phoebus, my bond for four hundred thousand
sesterces; lend me rather a hundred thousand more. Seek some one
else to whom you may vaunt your empty present: what I cannot pay
you, Phoebus, is my own.
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease
to ask of me. He who more
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease
to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have
nothing to refuse.
Believe me that it is a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic
virtue.
Believe me that it is a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic
virtue.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing more
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulleth edge of husbandry.
What question can be here? Your own true heart
Must needs advise you of the only part:
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What question can be here? Your own true heart
Must needs advise you of the only part:
That may be claim'd again which was but lent,
And should be yielded with no discontent,
Nor surely can we find herein a wrong,
That it was left us to enjoy it long.
