lending, n.Definitions

Lending is the buying of a quarrel.

Lending is sometimes a bad idea — Wives, razors, and horses should never be lent.

Lending is worse than giving, for, in the end, it costs about the same.

Lending is less good than giving, and in the end they cost about the same.

Lending is generally more permanent than the lender intends — he that lends, gives.

Lending is a tricky thing — You should never lend your horse, your watch, or your wife.

Lending should never be done with the feckless — lending to the feckless is like pelting a stray dog with dumplings.

Lending is as unwise as borrowing — neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.