Hamlet - Shakespeare theme

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Lord Polonius to Laertes - Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 your magnitude of desire is an ocean that can only be scantily filled. the vendors cast a net to trap thee into their web of deceit. you crave for fashion far beyond your means, you project an image that belies your wallet, why pretend and live the life of a slave? you own a mansion that you do not need, most spaces lie vacant round the year, your wife smells like Arabia, with emulsions from that far off desert land. your children attend school that sells the same education for a kingly price! when in fact for the wise, all education is free, in particular that which comes from life. you are a slave to their false trappings, and run the gauntlet several times to save for your family, although easily you can live within your means! borrow not to bridge the gap between your life of peaceful contentment and the unwanted desires of unfulfilled desires! For soon you will begin to lean on friends and relatives for the extra funds, and soon you will be on sleepless nights, for they may ask it back when you can pay them no more! Or they may wish to borrow, that you cannot lend! heed my words and borrow from no one, and likewise lend them not! no one! the wisdom of good living is in the freedom of thought, in the wealth of good sleep, in the love of your dear wife and children, and goodwill of friends and family! do not let money destroy your paradise of jolly living- that comes from living within the bounds of money, love and wisdom.