John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1517 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1517 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |