who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing

who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
he that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing

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  • he that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing — c 1470 in Wright & Halliwell Reliquiœ Antiquœ (1841) I. 316 He that fast spendyth must nede borowe; But whan he schal paye ayen, then ys al the sorowe. 1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages (ed. 2) 46v He that goeth a borowynge goeth a sorowynge.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

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