To take a loan or not, that is the question
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Originally Posted by Genghis9021
However, if you take Shakespeare seriously . . . "neither a borrower nor a lender be" carry on before credit and sophisticated finance and . . . enjoy the 15th century. "More gruel, Master."
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Naturally, Shakespeare had a lot of points to make about society, the condition of mankind and the like, back in those days which I can only assume were based on the principles of Usury.
I imagine (not being around at that time) that he highlighted a couple of extremes within "neither a borrower nor a lender be" in order to generate thought among his audience.
In this day and age I would expect people to live within their means; in simple terms, certainly take out a loan but only on the basis that you can afford the terms and conditions and can repay the loan (+ the interest of course, if you have not used an Islamic bank).
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Dave
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