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Neither a borrower nor a lender be

  1. A line from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Polonius, a garrulous old man, gives this advice to his son.



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Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend.

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Which brings me to another well-known line of Polonian advice: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”

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He recalled the old saying, Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

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“Don’t take nude photos and upload them to the internet! Neither a borrower nor a lender be!”

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The age old adage applies: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be".

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