Lorenzo 5L

Post date: Nov 23, 2014 5:47:28 PM

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." (Hamlet. Act I, Scene III)  Polonius gives his son, Laertes, advice before Laertes returns to Paris. Polonius says that loaning money to other people is dangerous because often, people don't pay you back and you lose a friend because of the failed transaction. On the flip side, it is distasteful to borrow money because it is impolite and usually indicates you are living outside of your means.