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Don't borrow from a baby-boomer, if you borrow, don't spend it.
Persian Proverb
If you borrow some chaff from the rich man you have to repay him with wheat.
Finnish Proverb
Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.
Russian Proverb
The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, "I hope I will not find one.”.
Madagascan Proverb
The voice that comes to borrow is more humble than the voice that comes to sake payment.
African Proverb
We do not inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
American Proverb
The world still he keeps at his staff's end that needs not to borrow and never will lend.
English Proverb
Where the lion's skin falls short, borrow of the fox.
German Proverb
If you know what a dollar is worth, try to borrow it.
Portuguese Proverb
Don't borrow someone else's nose to breathe with.
Thai Proverb
Have a horse of your own and then you may borrow another's.
Welsh Proverb
We do no inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American Proverb
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Haida Proverb
Quick to borrow is always slow to pay.
Traditional Proverb
Better to wash an old kimono than borrow a new one.
Japanese Proverb
If you borrow from an eagle you will always be looking up in the sky.
African Proverb
One cannot borrow a man's mouth and eat onions for him.
African Proverb
Never borrow, never lend if you wish to keep a friend.
American Proverb
If you would know the value of a ducat, try to borrow one.
English Proverb
To-day must borrow nothing of to-morrows.
German Proverb
Today must not borrow from tomorrow.
German Proverb
Never sleep with a stranger or borrow from a neighbour.
Irish Proverb
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