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Lend your money and lose a friend

If your friend finds himself unable to repay the debt, he will avoid you and may well say bad things about you to justify his conduct. There is a Portuguese proverb that says: ‘If you would make an enemy, lend a man money, and ask it of him again.’

See also:

  • When I lent, I had a friend; when I asked he was unkind
  • Neither a borrower nor a lender be

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