“782. He that lends gives.”
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
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Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest 1593–1633Related quotes

“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
Source: Essais (1595), Book III, Chapter X. Of Managing the Will. End of First Paragraph.

“It's better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.”
England Speaks http://books.google.com/books?id=bCMrAAAAIAAJ&q=%22It's+better+to+give+than+to+lend+and+it+costs+about+the+same%22&pg=PA328#v=onepage (1935)
“Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return.”
Source: The Course of Honor

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Gnostic Gospels, Gospel of Thomas (c. 2nd century AD manuscript)

Epigram, sometimes attributed to John Bromfield
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Accepting National Medal for Literature (April 27, 1982).