“I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.”

— Will Cuppy

[Scribner's Magazine, 1937, CII, 6, 19-21, I'm Not the Budget Type, Will Cuppy, http://www.unz.org/Pub/Scribners-1937dec-00019, PDF] Retrieved on June 25, 2012.

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American writer 1884–1949

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“I, who ne'er
Went for myself a begging, go a borrowing,
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As begging; just as lending upon usury
Is much the same as thieving.”

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Source: Book of Malachi, Chapter 3, Verse 5, Lines 1-6, (NKJV)
Context: And I will come near you for judgement;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
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