| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Lending |
| | | A loan though old is no gift. Hungarian. | 1 |
| Better give a shilling than lend half a crown. | 2 |
| Do you love him, don’t lend him. Modern Greek. | 3 |
| Great spenders are bad lenders. | 4 |
| He that doth lend loseth his friend. | 5 |
| He that his money lends, loseth both coin and friends. | 6 |
| He who lendeth to the poor gets his interest from God. German. | 7 |
| If you pelt dogs with meat dumplings you will lose all and get nothing. (Applied to the lending of money without prospect of repayment.) Chinese. | 8 |
| It is better to give one shilling than to lend twenty. | 9 |
| It is good to lend to God and the soil; they pay good interest. Danish. | 10 |
| Lend and lose, so play fools. | 11 |
Lend the man money, if you have it to spare,
And if you have not, to be civil take care. Chinese. | 12 |
| Lend thy horse for a long journey, thou mayest have him return with his skin. | 13 |
| Lend to one who will not repay, and you will provoke his dislike. Chinese. | 14 |
| Lend to your friend and ask payment of your enemy. Spanish. | 15 |
| People lend only to the rich. | 16 |
| They are aye gude willy o’ their horse that hae none. | 17 |
| What you lend to a friend an enemy sues for. German. | 18 |
| Who lends recovers not, or if he recovers, recovers not all, or if all not much, or if much a mortal enemy. Spanish. | 19 |
| Who lends to a friend loses doubly. French. | 20 |
| Who ventures to lend loses money and friend. Dutch. | 21 |
| Who wants an enemy, let him lend some money. German. | 22 | | |
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