A Quote by George Herbert

Lend only what you can afford to lose. — © George Herbert
Lend only what you can afford to lose.

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A ready way to lose your friend is to lend him money. Another equally ready way to lose him is to refuse to lend him money. It is six of one and a half dozen of the other.
Set up rules for when you will "give" not lend money. Never lend. My people know that I'll help with college. I'll help if they lose they job thu no fault of their own.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can't afford to lose.
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT, YOU CAN AFFORD TO KEEP YOUR TEMPER; AND WHEN YOU ARE IN THE WRONG, YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE IT.
Only put money in the banking system that you can afford to lose!
Never lend people money you can't afford to give them as a gift.
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose.
Lend.” “Lend?” Raquel asked. “Yes, as in, lend me your self.” He shimmered into Raquel again. “Why not Borrow?” I asked. “Better yet, Steal?
If you'd lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money.
I know of a few multimillionaires who started trading with inherited wealth. In each case, they lost it all because they didn't feel the pain when they were losing. In those formative first few years of trading, they felt they could afford to lose. You're much better off going into the market on a shoestring, feeling that you can't afford to lose. I'd rather bet on somebody starting out with a few thousand dollars than on somebody who came in with millions.
We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a shred of reputation.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things - either to lose your loan or lose your friend.
Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, no longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from. Fill your life with love and bravery, and you shall live a life uncommon.
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