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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.
He who borrows sells his freedom.
He who borrows sells his freedom.
You give me back, Phoebus, my bond for four hundred thousand
sesterces; lend me rather a hundred thousand more. read 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.
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.
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.
The shoulders of a borrower are always a little straighter than those of a beggar.
The shoulders of a borrower are always a little straighter than those of a beggar.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
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.
He who borrows sells his freedom
He who borrows sells his freedom