Borrow Quotes

He who prefers to give to Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.

It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to repay.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. (Hamlet)

Who goeth a borrowing Goeth a sorrowing. Few lend (but fools) Their working tools.

Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Increased borrowing must be matched by increased ability to repay. Otherwise we aren’t expanding the economy, we’re puffing it up.

Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.