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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 dulls the edge read more
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to
borrow, rather than to lend him read 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.
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease
to ask of me. He who read 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.
He who borrows sells his freedom.
He who borrows sells his freedom.
Lots of fellows think a home is only good to borrow money on.
Lots of fellows think a home is only good to borrow money on.
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.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing read more
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulleth edge of husbandry.
Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do read more
Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.