Did William Shakespeare say “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”?
SAPIR 861 · QUOTE CHECK
Did William Shakespeare say “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”?
Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to William Shakespeare. Source and location below.
… n fancy: rich, not gaudy: For the apparel oft proclaims the man; And they in France, of the best rank and station, Are most select and generous, chief in that. 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 ownself be true; And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare — E. Nesbit, ¶1261 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1430 · source
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (WLC), CC BY 4.0