Addison Mizner Quotes

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so.

There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money

If you would know the value of money; go, and try to borrow some! For, he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing! and indeed, so does he that lends to such people, when he goes to get it in again!

Words are the counters of wise men, but the money of fools.

Why borrow if you are not in need of it? You must lend feet to the maximum of your bed only, and not to borrow except in the case of necessity.

I am not that good a manager for me to be comfortable borrowing someone else's money.

Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.

If you want to know the value of money, try and borrow some.

Never lend people money you can't afford to give them as a gift.

Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.

A fool and his money be soon at debate

If any friend desire thee to be his surety, give him a part of what thou hast to spare; if he press thee further, he is not thy friend at all, for friendship rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it. If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool; if for a merchant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim.

Men are fools to invest in real estate.

You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

Be not penny-wise. Riches have wings. Sometimes they fly away of themselves, and sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.

People love leverage when it's working. I mean, it's so easy to borrow money from a guy at X and put it out at X.

Lend less than you owe.

We learn the most from fools ... yet we pay them back with the worst ingratitude.

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow [perhaps William Lowndes], who used to say, 'Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves.

The biggest fool is the one who thinks he knows it all.

Old fools are greater fools than young ones.

In the world we live in, one fool makes many fools, but one sage only a few sages.