quotations about lending
A banker is a man who will lend you the short sleeve shirt off his back and demand a long sleeve one in return.
JAROD KINTZ
It Occurred to Me
Lend not beyond thy ability, nor refuse to lend out of thy ability; especially when it will help others more than it can hurt thee. If thy debtor be honest and capable, thou hast thy money again, if not with increase, with praise. If he prove insolvent, do not ruin him to get that which it will not ruin thee to lose; for thou art but a steward, and another is they Owner, Master, and Judge.
WILLIAM PENN
Fruits of Solitude
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
MONTESQUIEU
attributed, Day's Collacon
Lend to the needy.
R. ELEAZAR
attributed, Day's Collacon
Who lends to a friend loses doubly.
FRENCH PROVERB
You can always make a loan at a bank if you can show sufficient evidence that you don't need it.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Since there must be borrowing and lending, and men are so hard of heart as they will not lend freely, usury must be permitted.
FRANCIS BACON
Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political
If you lend a person any money, it becomes lost for any purpose as one's own; when you ask for it back again, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness; if you begin to press still further, either you must part with that which you have entrusted, or else you must lose that friend.
PLAUTUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
A money-lender--he serves you in the present tense; he lends you in the conditional mood; keeps you in the conjunctive; and ruins you in the future.
JOSEPH ADDISON
attributed, Many Thoughts of Many Minds
Who lends recovers not; of if he recovers, not much; or if much, a mortal enemy.
BENITO FEYJOO
attributed, Day's Collacon
The surest way to ruin a man who doesn't know how to handle money is to give him some.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Heartbreak House
When a man lends money to the wicked, he justly gets paid for his interest.
AXIONICUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
That's always the way in this world. The chappies you'd like to lend money to won't let you, whereas the chappies you don't want to lend it to will do everything except actually stand you on your head and lift the specie out of your pockets.
P. G. WODEHOUSE
My Man Jeeves
To lend where there is a probability of being defrauded by the borrower, is the part of a too easy and blameable credulity.
S. CROXALL
attributed, Day's Collacon
The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow, and the men who lend.
CHARLES LAMB
"The Two Races of Men", Essays of Elia
It is a great commendation to the lender to lend to those who deserve well.
W. LEETON
attributed, Day's Collacon
One of the most prevalent arguments against payday lending is that it traps low income people in a cycle of debt. After taking out one loan, borrowers are unable to pay it back when it's due two weeks later and so "roll it over," taking out a new loan and paying a new fee to pay off the first loan, rinse repeat.
THAYA BROOK KNIGHT
"Pay day lending is not harmful to low income borrowers", The Hill, May 6, 2016
Alternative lending can be potentially a game changer for consumers and a scary thought for traditional lenders. They promise to give instant solutions to the problem of credit, cut down on mundane paperwork, be transparent in their offerings and are willing to give consumers a superlative customer experience, a significant upgrade from what is available from banks. There are multitudes of companies in this space creating proprietary algorithms which can potentially look at consumers differently, beyond just a three digit credit score trying to bring innovative ideas and products to the forefront.
PARTH PANDE
"How powerful is Alternative Lending, and will it slay the lending paradigms of traditional banks", Business Insider, May 30, 2016
If you'd lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack
If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
BIBLE
Exodus 22:25