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neither a borrower nor a lender be

don't borrow or lend money (so you won't have regrets or hurt relationships)

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  • a line from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, spoken by Polonius, a fool and a councilor to the King
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If someone complained that they didn't get repaid for a loan, you would say, "Neither a borrower nor lender be" to remind them that maybe loaning money wasn't a good idea.

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Submitted by TriplePurple on December 13, 2023

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