Would you ever say this quote to your children?

Question

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend.” (From the play Hamlet by Shakesphere)
Why or why not? What would it tech your child? How will it effect him? Is it good advice?

Ok, I don't mean the exact quote, but it does have a strong meaning to it. Responsibility is for all ages. (Well, you know what I mean lol)

Answer 1

They are words of wisdom for anyone of any age to take on board

Answer 2

this quote is telling your child not to lend things to people and not to borrow from them either. If this is something that you believe, then go ahead and use it on yor children. But they may have trouble understanding the old english language used. Some people would say that this is a good quote and teaches the child independence - while others would say its a bit selfish. There is no right or wrong answer, so you can encourage our child to take the same stand on it as you do. Your enforcing of the quote may or may not effect them - it is essentially up to the child to decide whether they value it's meaning or not.

Answer 3

I am only 14, but I would say it to my children.
I believe it says this: "If you borrow or lend, you will often lose a friend, and something else because of the loan." So it would teach them, I would explain it to them so they understood, that when you borrow, you might not be able to give back as soon as the lender wishes. While if you were the lender, your friend may never pay you back, thus most likely losing your friendship, and money/personal object/etc. So it is basically a lose-lose situation if you lend, or are borrowing.

Answer 4

You forgot to mention the age of the children in question? That line has been used on Gilligan Island, so I don't see any particular harm in using it with children although I wouldn't depend on them understanding it if they're too young. If they're high school age they may already be taking classes in Shakespeare so I don't see any harm in that. As to the question of whether people should borrow from their relatives, things often get complicated because of the multiple relationships involved. If your child can understand that fine, if you cannot, it's best to not leave in his hands in the first place.

Answer 5

I think it's good to use! Nowadays, too many young kids own their own mobile phones where they spell most of their words wrong because they think it looks cool the shorter the word is: "U =you" "4U2P In" and they invent new words like "Kinda weird".

My father-in-law is an english teacher and he told me that he notices more and more kids going down hill with 'English' ever since the mobile became popular.

So YES! I would say these quotes to my kids because I want them to have fun and understand the english language - not abuse it!

Soz if this info is irrelevant bt I kinda did rubbish at school

Answer 6

In so many words, I'd tell my child this:
Try not to borrow or lend. When you borrow, paying back is hard. When lending, you might not get paid back. The best way to be is to figure out how to be self-sufficient, and have a little left over to share (for free).

Answer 7

Absolutely not. There is something to be said for teaching children responsibility. But to refuse to lend someone money (or anything else) if they genuinely need it (I'm not talking about those who need things because they're too lazy to get it themselves) is selfish. Children need to be taught a balance between responsibility and compassion.

Answer 8

I wouldn't use the quote, but the sentiment is correct. I can't think of a situation that can create more hurt and anxiety than having a friend owe you money, or owing money to a friend.

Answer 9

Not exactly that... but I teach my children... don't loan someone money unless you are willing to either never see the money again or never see that person again

Answer 10

probably not they may be too young to understand, try to put it in their language and they may like it better, even putting it in your own words would help. It also depends on what your trying to teach them