Borrow Quotes

363 quotes by 309 authors

We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest; And deal full many a thoughtless blow, To those who love us best. Laugh,… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I try not to borrow, first you borrow then you beg. — Ernest Hemingway
A soul trembling to sit by a hearth so bright, To exist again, itâ€™s enough if I borrow from Your lips the breath of my… — Stephane Mallarme
People who want to make a million borrow a million first — Sophie Kinsella
Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I'll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears. — Brian Jacques
One of the surest tests of the superiority or inferiority of a poet is the way in which a poet borrows. Immature poets imitate mature… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Good Evening , Sir John. I hope that you will accept a little gift from me.' I should be honored, Your Majesty.' I want to… — Philippa Gregory
What did it mean to be called â€œlordâ€? Iâ€™ll assume youâ€™ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British… — Brandon Sanderson
I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for awhile, and that's the truth, the whole truth. The unvanquished… — Rodman Philbrick
Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should… — Pam Brown
Cheating is easy. There's no swank to infidelity. To borrow against the trust someone has placed in you costs nothing at first. You get away… — Jeanette Winterson
Before, they had never found themselves broken together. Usually, it was one needing the other but not both needing each other, and so there had… — Alice Sebold
She could no longer borrow from the future to ease her present grief. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Is there nothing to sing about to-day? Then borrow a song from tomorrow; sing of what is yet to be. Is this world dreary? Then… — Charles Spurgeon
When you need to borrow money the Mob seems like a better deal I think. 'You don't pay me back I break both yer legs.'… — Craig Ferguson
Nick, space. Now. (Acheron) Go, Nick, fetch. Here, boy, here. You should let me borrow one of those leather collars you wear and give me… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Relax, Phyra. Iâ€™d be more concerned if he were in here with my son than with my daughter. The biggest threat he poses is he… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Yesterday i carved your name into the surface of an ice cube then held it against my chest til it melted into my aching pores… — Andrea Gibson
I repeat his words in my head. What's going on? What's going on? Oh, well, since you asked, I got a bunch of tapes in… — Jay Asher
Would you like to borrow a pair of my panties to wave around at the next Council meeting to get the point across?â€ His eyes… — Ilona Andrews

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